Dr. Hiva Panahi is a contemporary independent academic &scholar, writer, poet, translator, of Kurdish descent, she was a fellow at the Mitterrand Foundation. She holds a Ph.D., in Political Social Sciences focusing on political sociology from Panteion University, Greece. As an author and poet, she has been distinguished internationally for her contribution to Classic Studies several times, her poetry included in various anthologies as well as Karen Van Dyke's Austerity Measures at NYRB.
