Karen Fragala Smith

Karen Fragala Smith is an Associate Editor at Newsweek where she writes about culture and geopolitics.

Persian New Year Celebration With Author Azar Nafisi

Persian New Year kicked off this week. The bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran gave The Daily Beast a tour of the foods and traditions at her family celebration.

Karen Fragala Smith

EMPOWERING WOMEN

Empowered Women Empower Economies

New studies show that educating and investing in women improves GDP.

Karen Fragala Smith