Massoud Hayoun

Massoud Hayoun writes for and produces The Atlantic's International channel.

Picture of the Day: A Sheep Interrupts a UN Mission in Darfur

Picture of the Day: A Sheep Interrupts a UN Mission in Darfur

Senegalese soldiers stand to attention and find a surprise. More »

Azar Nafisi and Robin Wright Discuss 'A Separation'

Azar Nafisi and Robin Wright Discuss 'A Separation'

An Iranian-American author and a foreign correspondent on the lessons of Iran's Oscar-nominated family drama More »

Picture of the Day: The Face of a Holy Man

Picture of the Day: The Face of a Holy Man

Celebrating the Shivaratri festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. More »

Picture of the Day: U.S. Publishes Photo of Enormous Oil Pipeline Fire in Syria

Picture of the Day: U.S. Publishes Photo of Enormous Oil Pipeline Fire in Syria

The American embassy in Damascus used the images to make a statement about the world's responsibility. More »

Photo of the Day: A Baby Monkey at Bangkok's Tranvestite Cabaret

Photo of the Day: A Baby Monkey at Bangkok's Tranvestite Cabaret

A tiny guest at the annual Tiffany's show More »

Is There a Lesson for the U.S. in Iran's Oscar-Nominated 'A Separation'?

Is There a Lesson for the U.S. in Iran's Oscar-Nominated 'A Separation'?

The author of 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' talks about a raved-about new film from her home country. More »

Picture of the Day: A 40-Foot Shark Lands in Pakistan

Picture of the Day: A 40-Foot Shark Lands in Pakistan

Pakistani fish monger Qasim Khan, after buying it for $2,200, charged gawkers 22 cents a head. More »

Picture of the Day: Fire and Water at a Swasthani Festival in Kathmandu

Picture of the Day: Fire and Water at a Swasthani Festival in Kathmandu

Pious Hindus offered prayers and incense in honor of the month-long festival. More »

Picture of the Day: The Worshiping Cats Hidden in Chinese Currency

Picture of the Day: The Worshiping Cats Hidden in Chinese Currency

Chinese netizens recently discovered a strange image in the 100 RMB note. More »

Picture of the Day: Siberia's Polar Bear Club

Picture of the Day: Siberia's Polar Bear Club

A Siberian swim club warms up for an winter swim on the bank of the Yenisei River in an air temperature of roughly -13 degrees Fahrenheit. More »

Afrobeat for Freedom: Nigeria's First Family of Musical Activism

Afrobeat for Freedom: Nigeria's First Family of Musical Activism

A generation after Fela Kuti invented a genre and challenged his oil-rich government, his youngest son Seun is carrying on the tradition. More »

Picture of the Day: Ahmadinejad's Moral Advisor

Picture of the Day: Ahmadinejad's Moral Advisor

Morteza Aghatehrani adjusts his turban while walking in the Iranian Parliament in Tehran. More »

Picture of the Day: China's Lantern Festival

Picture of the Day: China's Lantern Festival

A vendor at Nanjing, China's, Confucius Temple arranges pineapple-shaped lanterns. More »

Picture of the Day: Self-Celebration at Brazil's Plus Size Beauty Pageant

Picture of the Day: Self-Celebration at Brazil's Plus Size Beauty Pageant

A contestant snaps a photo of herself while waiting backstage in Sao Paulo. More »

One Year Later: The Atlantic's Coverage of the Egyptian Revolution

One Year Later: The Atlantic's Coverage of the Egyptian Revolution

A look back at Graeme Wood's dispatches from Tahrir More »

As Davos Winds Down, Greek Pessimism Reigns

As Davos Winds Down, Greek Pessimism Reigns

Food prices, China's currency, the future of the Arab revolutions, and the end of Greece -- all in a day's work in Switzerland More »

What's the Point of the World Economic Forum?

What's the Point of the World Economic Forum?

Global luminaries debate China in Switzerland, as an existential crisis plays quietly in the background More »

Davos Takes Lessons From China and Latin America

Davos Takes Lessons From China and Latin America

WEF speakers warned that as the West's crisis lingers, there is a risk that different models of capitalism, such as the form practiced in China, may win out.Reuters. A Modest Proposal to Solve Global Economic Woes: The China Model. Scrambling to boost the economy before the 2012 presidential elections, Obama has failed to explore one potential response to a recession that Davos experts are saying may last for years--a China-style economic dictatorship with free… More »

Picture of the Day: Keeping the 99 Percent Out of Davos

Picture of the Day: Keeping the 99 Percent Out of Davos

A Swiss policeman makes sure there are no intruders at the World Economic Forum. More »

Day 2 at Davos: Debating Capitalism's Sins Over 'Whiskey-Infused Hot Chocolate'

Day 2 at Davos: Debating Capitalism's Sins Over 'Whiskey-Infused Hot Chocolate'

Even the wealthy agree that capitalism is coming up short More »

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