Shila Behjat

Shila Behjat (born 1982) is a German-Iranian journalist and author. She studied law in Hamburg and Paris, worked as a correspondent in London and lived in India as a freelance journalist. For a women’s online portal, she reported on gender equality and women’s rights in Europe. As a culture editor at ARTE, she was responsible for documentaries and new formats; she also worked as a moderator on camera and at events. Her debut, *Raising Sons as a Feminist*, was published in 2024, followed by *Women and Revolution* in 2025.