She has been traveling to Iran regularly since 1973 and is the author of four books on the country’s revolutionary ideology, leaders, politics, culture and conflicts. A recipient of the National Magazine Award for her reporting in Iran, she has also worked at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Brookings Institution, and Yale University.
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YouTube/The Atlantic. Fighting Islamophobia With Comedy
Maz Jobrani is challenging extremist ideology and Muslim stereotypes, one punchline at a time.
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The Truly Massive Challenges Facing Iran's New President
Why Rouhani will have to start putting out fires, fast.
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Assad's Playbook Is Now Empty
The last of the three conditions keeping Syria's dictator in power finally collapsed this week.
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The Islamists Are Our Friends
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What the Successful Containment of Iran Will Look Like
A response to Nicholas Burns
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A Long Way From the Point of No Return With Iran
Jerusalem's war clock is ticking fast, but Israel won't attack in the next year. Tehran knows how to buy time.
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What Would the World Be Like Without Him?
Pope John Paul II helped to free Eastern Europe from communism—a historic achievement for the man and his Church. Now he has turned his moral scrutiny on capitalism
