UncategorizedLosing faith in TurkeyTurkey is a country for which I’ve long had much affection, and, until recently, hope. I’ve traveled from one end of the...
UncategorizedWhat I’m readingI spent much of October and November 2001 in northeastern Afghanistan, in the company of the Northern Alliance, the Afghan army...
UncategorizedThe Responsibility to Prevent Coalition’s report and petition on Irancan be read in its entirety here .
UncategorizedIn Defence of Caspian MakanCaspian Makan, fiancé of the murdered Iranian protester Neda Agha-Soltan , has been the target of a lot of criticism and outright...
WorldMeet one of Afghanistan’s most influential womenFatima Gailani says "foreign troops should leave Afghanistan—but not yet"
WorldHaunted by Satanic versesThe Kurdish translator of Salman Rushdie’s infamous book is under attack
WorldA murder seen by millions, and a fiancé fighting for justiceNow a refugee in Toronto, Caspian Makan is intent on seeing the overthrow of the Iranian regime
UncategorizedUpdate on Rights and Democracy Access-to-Information RequestLast November, I made an access-to-information request to the Privy Council Office asking to see a performance evaluation report...
WorldAmerica’s more friendly faceObama has reached out to hostile nations and criticized Israel. Is his soft diplomacy really working?
UncategorizedIran is very concerned about Palestinian refugees; Afghans, not so muchAfghan refugees in Iran are forced to slap themselves and each other while promising never to come back.