Born in Shiraz, Iran, Marzieh Firooz-Zadeh lives in Maryland in the United States of America. Marzieh graduated from Azad University of Shiraz with a bachelor’s degree in Arabic Language and Literature. She studied Persian classical literature and history at the University of Toronto and received her master’s degree in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations in 2015. Marzieh was a member of Professor Shafique Virani’s research team at U of T.