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If the Islamic Republic Falls, Who Would Compete for Power in Iran?
New essay in The New Republic
Jun 25
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If the Islamic Republic Falls, Who Would Compete for Power in Iran?
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February 2025
Iran Is Not a ‘Normal’ Country (The Atlantic) By Kian Tajbakhsh
The Islamic Republic shouted its hatred of the West from the rooftops for decades. Many Westerners opted not to hear.
Feb 21
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Iran Is Not a ‘Normal’ Country (The Atlantic) By Kian Tajbakhsh
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January 2025
A Moment of Music: My Daughter’s Classical Guitar Performance
A pause from geopolitics for something closer to the heart!
Jan 24
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A Moment of Music: My Daughter’s Classical Guitar Performance
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Revisiting my essay "A Cowed Normality: On Daily Life in a Fascist America" in Light of Trump's Inauguration
from The New Republic’s special issue, What American Fascism Would Look Like, May 2025
Jan 20
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Revisiting my essay "A Cowed Normality: On Daily Life in a Fascist America" in Light of Trump's Inauguration
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Albert Memmi and The Problem with Postcolonialism
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Jan 12
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May 2024
My commentary - op-ed & radio - on death of Iran's President
Ebrahim Raisi's Death Will Have an Inconsequential Impact on Iran's Political Landscape
May 21, 2024
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My commentary - op-ed & radio - on death of Iran's President
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Excited to share my latest essay in The New Republic - my reflections on fascism in Iran and America
"A Cowed Normality: On Daily Life In A Fascist America"
May 17, 2024
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Excited to share my latest essay in The New Republic - my reflections on fascism in Iran and America
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April 2024
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei is not finished with Israel
Quoted by iNews Chief Foreign Commentator Michael Day
Apr 19, 2024
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Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei is not finished with Israel
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My essay “Iran is not a Normal Country” from The Atlantic
What are Iran's real motivations behind the attack on Israel?
Apr 14, 2024
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My TV Interview about Iran attack on Israel
Columbia University professor discusses Iran drone attack on Israel
Apr 14, 2024
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September 2023
The Women’s Movement in Iran One Year after the Death of Mahsa Amini: A fragile triumph September 12, 2023
Please read my new essay marking one year after the death of Mahsa Amini and the start of the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi movement (“Women, Life, Freedom…
Sep 12, 2023
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The Women’s Movement in Iran One Year after the Death of Mahsa Amini: A fragile triumph September 12, 2023
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August 2023
My book review of: Iranian Cities and Persian Fiction by M. R. Ghanoonparvar
Final version to be published in the journal Iranian Studies
Aug 1, 2023
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My book review of: Iranian Cities and Persian Fiction by M. R. Ghanoonparvar
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