Iran

AsiaSociety.org articles, op-eds, videos and blog posts on Iran.

February 14 – May 20, 2007

Interview with Nicholas Burns

Ambassador Burns talks about US policy at the Asia Society.

Music of the Silk Roads

Like religion, music readily spreads beyond its land of origin because people bring their music with them when they travel.

Regional expert discusses the possible outcome of the present impasse between the United States and Iran on the latter's nuclear aspirations.

The 'Persepolis' cartoonist sounds off about the veil, the Pope, French notions of secularism, and much more.

Tehran Economist correspondent discusses his book In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran.

"With embedded journalists, you only see what the government wants you to see."

The <em>Reading Lolita in Tehran</em> author on cultural exchange, Western stereotyping, and misunderstanding Edward Said.

"Islamic studies show us that Islam has no incompatibility with human rights," argues the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Islam and Human Rights

A speech by Nobel Peace Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi.

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