Alia Dastagir- “To Those Who Have Confused You To Be a Person.”

Alia Dastagir a former USA Today reporter whose powerful work on gender and mental health has earned some of journalism’s top honors, including the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism. Her reporting was recognized with a National Headliner Award and the American Association of Suicidology’s first Public Service Journalism Award, Alia has been featured on CNN, NPR, and C-SPAN.”

“Today we’re talking with Alia about her new book, To Those Who Have Confused You To Be a Person: Words as Violence and Stories of Women’s Resistance Online. It’s a profound exploration of how language can be used as a weapon — and how women are standing up, speaking out, and building resistance in digital spaces. Alia brings incredible heart and insight to a conversation that has been dormant for far too long. More Than Just!