Born in Austria to Iranian parents, Roya and her family moved to Iran in 1976 only to escape it five years later due to the persecutions they faced as Bahaacute;'iacute;s. Roya is a multi-media artist and an author of the book href="http://thepeoplewithnocamel.wordpress.com/"People With No Camel. She is currently working on her photo-based installation piece " href="http://royamovafegh.com/section/218272_search_for_simurgh.html"Search for Simurgh", a sequel to her novel ldquo;The People With No Camelrdquo;.