Having grown up in the violence of war in the 1980s, the photographer is committed to documenting its effects on Iran and its people. During the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988), thousands of Iranian soldiers went missing, their bodies never found or only recovered years later. Mothers of Patience is a powerful series about the mothers waiting in grief for closure, winning an Honorable Mention for Contemporary Issues at the 2015 World Press Photo Award. Her latest series, Martyr is Alive, is about martyrdom in Iran.