Yass Alizadeh
The writer is an Iranian-American academic and a Professor of Persian Language and Literature at New York University.
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A Year After Mahsa Amini’s Tragic Death, Resistance Is Alive In...
On a late summer day, four days before her 23rd birthday, Mahsa Jina Amini was visiting her family in Iran's capital city of Tehran, when she was arrested. She was forcibly placed into a van and transported to the Hijab police headquarters where she...
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No, Iran’s ‘Morality Police’ Has Not Been Disbanded. Here’s Why This...
A three-day strike is being observed by merchants across Iran starting Monday. To distract attention from the vast support that this strike has been receiving on social media, the Iranian regime spread false information about Hijab patrol or what is wrongly translated to English...
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Mirpurkhas Court Sends Abducted...
A court in Mirpurkhas, Sindh, ruled in favour of a man who abducted a 15-year-old Hindu girl, Karishma Ramesh,...
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Some Key Lessons That...
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the...
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Pakistan: Is there A...
The key lesson from the success stories in Asia is sobering and simple: It is the people, stupid! We must...
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Militants Blow Up Two...
Two schools for girls were hit by bomb explosions in North Waziristan, considerably damaging the buildings. Militants attacked Government Girls...
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Family Of Baloch Woman...
The family of a Baloch woman, who was allegedly abducted by the law enforcers last month from her home...
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Balochistan Minister Finally Arrested...
The police on Wednesday arrested Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Provincial Minister Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran in connection with the...
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A Baloch Mother’s Agonizing Quest To Reunite With Her Missing Son
A four-hour journey from Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, to the...
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Why Pakistan’s Establishment Is Afraid of Social Media
Social media platforms, X in particular, are often demonized for spreading “fake news,” but...
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Here’s Why The 26th Amendment to Pakistan’s Constitution Is Undemocratic
The recently-passed 26th amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, under which the Supreme Court's...
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Historic Peace March in Parachinar Demands End To Violence in Region
As violence in Pakistan's restive border town of Parachinar intensified over the past few...