Published by the Atlantic At the end of November, two aging clerics gave speeches in Tehran reflecting on the lessons to be drawn from the summer’s Israeli and American strikes on their country. The contrast… ‘Nobody Knows What to Do About the Future’
Published by the Atlantic Lynda Ben-Menashe, the president of the National Council of Jewish Women Australia, expressed an apt sentiment after yesterday’s terror attack at Bondi Beach: She said that she was “horrified and devastated”… Horrible and Devastating—And Worse, Not Shocking
Published by the Atlantic Crystal Wilsey, a cashier at a Cinnabon franchise in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, said some unforgivable things to a Somali couple who had the temerity to request more caramel on a pecan cinnamon… Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn’t Make Me Happy
Published by the Atlantic Publicity material for Googoosh: A Sinful Voice, a new memoir by the Iranian singer in exile, calls her a predecessor to Beyoncé and Madonna—a comparison that might seem over-the-top to American readers… The Star Who Represents Iran’s Golden Age—And Its Future
Published by the Atlantic On a busy sidewalk outside a café, a group of young people, many of them women, bob their heads to the beat of “Seven Nation Army,”by the White Stripes. Huddled around a live… The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
Published by the Atlantic For more than a decade, after the government of Iran deemed his work “propaganda against the system,” the filmmaker Jafar Panahi was banned from making films or leaving the country. He… What an Iranian Filmmaker Learned In Prison
Co-written with Graeme Wood for the Atlantic Four months ago, Israel bombed Iran for 12 days, in a campaign whose grand finale was the apparent destruction of three Iranian nuclear facilities in strikes by the… Anything Could Happen in Iran
Published by the Atlantic In early September, Zarah Sultana made a bold announcement. “Labour is dead,” the 31-year-old socialist member of Parliament told a crowd of hundreds gathered in Newcastle. She had left Britain’s ruling… How Not to Get a Progressive Party off the Ground
Published by the Atlantic One summer in Brooklyn, a controversy broke out in my dog-park group chat. Dedicated to the upkeep of the park and welfare of our canines, our chat had never indulged in… Understanding Zionism
Published by the Atlantic Australia is not known for picking fights. It prioritizes trade and has diplomatic relations with almost every country in the world—even the reclusive North Korea. But on Tuesday, it did something… Why Iran Hit Australia