PinnedWithout Words and Between Worlds: Watching Iran-USA as an Iranian-AmericanI watched Iran-USA alone in 1998, thousands of miles away from home, my Chilean roommates indifferent to the first encounter between the…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
PinnedHow to Beat a Tin PotFour years ago and eight months before the 2016 presidential election, I wrote “Trump, the American Ahmadinejad?,” as a warning that not…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
The Worst Presidential Debate in Iranian HistoryLong before the outbursts of Donald Trump on the debate stage in Ohio Tuesday night, the televised faceoff between Iranian president…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Why This Time the Protests in Iran are Different (Requiem for a Dream)The last time around, when it once again seemed like the Islamic Republic of Iran was tumbling down and the usual suspects were telling us…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
Why Calling the President a Racist is Beside the PointWe would do better if we measured the president’s racism by his policies and behavior, not by his heart and intentJul 25, 2019Jul 25, 2019
I Am The Anonymous Iranian The NYT Published In 2009. The Trump Op-Ed Writer Is No Hero.Ji Sub Jeong/HuffPost Photo: Getty ImagesSep 9, 2018Sep 9, 2018
Learning to Lose in IranWin or lose, it has become obvious that the fortunes of Hassan Rouhani and his administration remain bound to the memory of 2009 and the…May 23, 2017May 23, 2017
Why Do Iranians Bother Voting?“However much you remove yourself from politics, you’re still inside this system” read the meme imploring me to vote during my last visit…May 17, 2017May 17, 2017
The Iranian MachiavelliIn his final years, Hashemi Rafsanjani served as a vessel for the public’s will, and as a catalyst for its transformation in IranMay 15, 2017May 15, 2017
The Virtues of Voting in IranEverything I Needed to Know About Islamic Democracy I Learned by the Third GradeMay 7, 2017May 7, 2017
