"Journey from the Land of No is an immensely moving, extraordinarily eloquent, and passionate memoir. Its author begins what one may prophesy as a major literary career." -- Harold Bloom
"She is a wonderfully engaging speaker, a great intellect, and a warm and sincere person. I could not have imagined a better speaker for our campus and an easier person to work with." -- Vincent H. Melomo, Peace College
Then They Came for the Bahai
By Roya Hakakian
Forward
IN mastering the knowledge that even bigotry is relative and comes in gradations, I was a premature pupil. I learned this lesson when I was only 10.
The End of the Dispensable Iranian
By Roya Hakakian
The New York Times
DAWN had always arrived in Berlin’s Turm Strasse with the bustling of shopkeepers and the drowsy hiss of buses pulling into their stops. Always, except on the morning of April 10, 1997 . . . On the rooftop of every building leading to Nos. 91-92, snipers had been stationed.
Reading the Holocaust Cartoons in Tehran
By Roya Hakakian
The New York Times
Of all the pain that Muslim Iranians have inflicted upon the Jews, the most persistent is obscurity. We have always been admired for being “completely Iranian,” the euphemism for being invisible, indistinguishable from Muslims.
Iranian Solidarity?
By Roya Hakakian
The Wall Street Journal
The bomb that Tehran's mullahs are allegedly building has already done its damage. For two years now, it has decimated the headlines. In the mushroom cloud of its anticipation, some of the most critical stories in Iran have vanished.
A Demonizing Call
By Roya Hakakian
The Washington Post
This Time, Bashing Israel May Backfire
Hungering for Reform in Iran
By Roya Hakakian
The Washington Post
Akbar Ganji Puts His Life on the Line
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