Asal Dardan is a freelance author. Born in Tehran, she grew up in Cologne, Bonn and Aberdeen after her parents fled Iran. Dardan studied Cultural Studies in Hildesheim and Middle Eastern Studies in Lund. She was awarded the Caroline Schlegel Prize for Essay Writing for her text "New Years". In 2021, Dardan published the essay collection "Betrachtungen einer Barbarin", which was nominated for the German Non-Fiction Prize 2021.

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