The Arbabsiar Case: Could Rogue Elements in Iran be Behind It?

Friday, October 14th, 2011

The nutty alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States.  A used car salesman, Mexican narcos, and more spectacular details, all in: Time

900 Channels of the Great Satan

Friday, October 14th, 2011

In Iran’s latest TV obsession, the Ugly American is — themselves. Read the article in Foreign Policy.

The Strategic Debate Amongst Iran’s Reformers

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Read Azadeh’s piece in Foreign Policy on the strategic debate amongst Iran’s reformers
“The Smiling Cleric’s Revolution: Iran’s optimistic reformers realize they’ve hit a dead end.

First the hooch, then the pooch

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Azadeh reports on the proposed ban on pet dogs in Iran: ARTICLE HERE

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Both a love story and a reporter’s first draft of history Honeymoon in Tehran is a stirring, trenchant and deeply personal chronicle of two years in the maelstrom of Iranian life.

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A “compelling...guided tour through the underground youth culture in Tehran...an illuminating book.”Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

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“Ebadi... has written a memoir that is both a deft history of postrevolutionary Iran and a genuinely intimate recollection. It is fast-paced, suspenseful, and spare.” The New York Times Book Review