PM Imran Khan vs Bilawal Bhutto: Imran Khan Slammed Over ‘Sexist’ Remarks

PM Imran Khan has had a tough week. He has been under immense fire from all quarters over his statements during his Iran visit.…

Should we let the India problem ruin our ties with Afghanistan and Iran?

It is unfortunate to see something of a siege mentality developing in Pakistan’s regional posture. For a country that is situated at the crossroads…

Raza Rumi says Pakistan should see its interest in Iran Pakistan gas pipeline, says it will shorten

The gas crisis worsens in Pakistan. Raza Rumi says Pakistan should see its interest in Iran Pakistan gas pipeline.…

Hassan Rouhani: Iran’s New President Will Build Alliances With India and Afghanistan

Here is something I wrote for policymic An unprecedented number of Iranians at home and abroad participated in the 11th presidential elections in the…

Rouhani’s win

Here is an Editorial for the Express Tribune   The victory of Iran’s moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani in the presidential election is good news…

Magic moments – incredible photos on mysticism

Today, a magical photographer and a brave journalist Iason Athanasiadis, wrote to me after reading some of my comments in NYT. This is such…

Siavash Mahvis – Artist from Iran

“Siavash Mahvis” is a contemporary Iranian artist and a university professor. He owes his acquaintance with the world of line and design to realist…

Mystical power

Philip Jenkins writes why Sufi Muslims, for centuries the most ferocious soldiers of Islam, could be our most valuable allies in the fight against…

Isfahan’s Blue Mosque inspires a painting

On a long tiring flight, I was not too amused by another predictable rant on “Intimidation in Tehran” in the Time magazine. However, while…

Glimpses of nineteenth century Iran

The nineteenth century photos from Iran, commissioned by the ruling monarch are delightful. A special photographer was assigned the task to capture shots of…

Stop the War Petition

Homeyra Ettehadieh from Iran has requested to sign the Stop War on Iran petition, “for whatever its worth” No it is not worthless and…

Iran – Navigating the labyrinth

In the West, experts on Iran can be divided into two broad categories: academics/scholars and journalists. Nikki Keddie (academic) and Robin Wright (journalist) in…