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The Lionesses of Kabul & Tehran in Khorasan

  Friday, June 12, 2026

By Dr. Davood Moradian

Just days after the Taliban’s occupation of Herat in August last year, a group of Herati women 

From Purim to Nowruz: War, Memory, and the Necessity of Iranian-Israeli Dialogue

  Friday, March 20, 2026

By Dr. Davood Moradian 

Within the span of a few weeks this spring, three moments of profound spiritual meaning unfold across the Jewish and Persian worlds. Jewish communities celebrate Purim, commemorating the survival of Jews in ancient Persia. Shiite Muslim...

World Observed: International Day of Education - Have Afghan Women Been Forgotten?

  Wednesday, March 11, 2026

By Neelapu Shanti

“Education is a human...

What I Saw in Mashhad

  Monday, January 26, 2026

Visiting Iran during the unrest in January, I found the accounts of both state and opposition media to be exercises in cognitive dissonance.

Seating the Taliban in the Afghan Embassy: Has India Betrayed the Afghan People?

  Wednesday, January 14, 2026

By Neelapu Shanti

 

The orchestrated power struggle...