Journalist Nazila Fathi fled her native Iran during the uprisings of 2009 after learning that her photo was circulating among regime snipers. In her memoir, "The Lonely War: One Woman’s Account of the Struggle for Modern Iran," Fathi recounts stories of growing up during the 1979 revolution and her career covering the country's political turbulence for The New York Times.
With production help from Midday intern Kerry DeSantis