Mo Ogrodnik is an NYU Professor who served as the associate dean of the arts for NYU in Abu Dhabi. She is the author of GULF, a novel tracing the intertwined journeys of five women—from the Philippines, Ethiopia, and New York City—whose lives converge in the Arabian Gulf with both devastating and transformative consequences.

Yasmeen Hassan is a prominent Pakistani-American lawyer and women’s rights advocate who served as Global Executive Director of Equality Now. 


Mo Ogrodnik is an NYU Professor who served as the associate dean of the arts for NYU in Abu Dhabi. She is the author of GULF, a novel tracing the intertwined journeys of five women—from the Philippines, Ethiopia, and New York City—whose lives converge in the Arabian Gulf with both devastating and transformative consequences.

Yasmeen Hassan is a prominent Pakistani-American lawyer and women’s rights advocate who served as Global Executive Director of Equality Now.

Mo Ogrodnik and Yasmeen Hassan

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