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The Verge
- The wild plots of Iranian dissident hunters— July 10, 2025
Christian Science Monitor
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- Turkey, democracy, protests, İmamoğlu— March 30, 2025
- In Turkey, secular women fear for future under new Erdoğan term— May 31, 2023
- Turkish opposition clings to election hopes against the odds — May 19, 2023
- Will Erdoğan survive Turkey’s election? Youth vote may hold key— May 12, 2023
- Will Turkish elections lead to greater press freedom?— May 5, 2023
- Tears, a tissue and iPhone photos: an Afghan softens a Turkish heart— Mar 23, 2023
- Afghans: the forgotten refugees— Aug 12, 2016
The World
TIME / The Fuller Project
POLITICO Europe
New York Review of Books (Daily)
- Divorce, Turkish Style— Feb 20, 2019
Refinery29
- Turkey, feminism and International Women’s Day— Mar 7, 2019
Foreign Policy
- What Istanbul’s voters want— Jun 21, 2019
- For Afghan refugee women, there’s no escape from violence— Apr 5, 2019
Financial Times
- Istanbul politics— Nov 19, 2019
- Turkey and markets— May 30, 2018
- 2017 feature— Oct 11, 2017
The New Yorker
- Trump, and strongman politics devastating Turkey’s economy— Aug 16, 2018
- The unlikely new hero of Turkey’s opposition— Apr 21, 2018
- A survivor describes the chemical attack in Syria— Apr 9, 2018
Reuters
Al-Monitor
News Deeply / The New Humanitarian (Refugees)
- The precarious lives of Afghan children in Iran— Jun 7, 2018
GOOD Magazine
- Erdoğan wins Turkish election— Jun 25, 2018
- Inside Turkey’s military coup— Jul 16, 2016
Global Investigative Journalism Network
USA Today
- Why Turkey’s constitutional referendum is a big deal— Apr 11, 2017
- Turkey coup: one year later, a country divided— Jul 14, 2017
The Washington Times
- Turkey’s border wall and city security— Mar 9, 2017
Free Speech Radio News (text-linked analysis)
- Turkey referendum results test a polarized system— Apr 19, 2017
- For Muslim women fighting for equal rights, perseverance is key— Feb 22, 2017
Foreign Affairs
- How an Afghan immigrant in New York got caught in Turkey’s purge— Aug 8, 2017
- Turkey and the Alevis— Jan 5, 2017
- American Sufi— Oct 12, 2016
Rewire
Medium (selected essays)
- Stop saying Russia and America are the same in times of war— Apr 19, 2018
- Armenian genocide film opens old wounds in Turkey— Apr 25, 2017
- When women had rights in Afghanistan— 2017
- These women don’t want more power for Turkey’s president— 2017
- Turkey’s referendum is causing tensions in families— 2017
- A growing number of Afghan women are divorcing despite taboo— Mar 22, 2017
- “I had women throwing their babies at me to safety”— Mar 4, 2016
- Turkish triathletes’ gritty resilience— Jun 17, 2016
- Women attacked with acid seek aid to save sight— Aug 10, 2016
- Syrian teacher vows loyalty after Istanbul attack— Jan 25, 2016
The Daily Beast
- Istanbul suicide bombing kills five— Mar 19, 2016
Reveal / Center for Investigative Reporting
The San Francisco Chronicle
- Apps for Muslims who can say ‘dating’ without blushing October 23, 2015
- How mosques are Americanizing October September 25, 2015
- The disappeared of Afghanistan October 15, 2013
- Immigrants give Fremont a makeover June 30, 2013
- Muslims, brace yourselves April 23, 2013
- Immigrant women in for equal rights April 5, 2013
- A refugee’s view on motherhood and career August 25, 2012
- Osama bin Laden’s death can hurt Afghanistan May 04, 2011
- With aid of S.F. man’s project, Afghan women risk lives for a song January 14, 2008
- Expatriate woman leaves San Jose to give micro-loans to poor Afghan women August 22, 2007 (Radio Version)
- Afghans eager to go home at all costs August 19, 2002
- Afghanistan’s fate rests with council June 9, 2002
- Bay Area Afghan expatriates walk tightrope June 17, 2002
- Afghan warlords exact a toll on the road to democracy June 5, 2002
- Interim leadership celebrated December 6, 2001
- Afghan talks off to a rosy start November 28, 2001
- Fractious groups to meet at U.N.-sponsored talks November 25, 2001
- Minority Hazaras rejoice at Mazar-e-Sharif’s recapture November 10 , 2001
The Daily Beast
- I’m boycotting sex-segregated parties in my Muslim-American community July 7, 2015
- American Muslims supporting gay marriage speak up June 27, 2015
- Afghan women defy mullahs to bury murdered March 23, 2015
- There was nothing ‘honorable’ about Kabul killing March 20, 2015
- Why the Taliban is still my enemy December 22, 2011
Newsweek
- My Family and Other Extremists October 9, 2014
RH Reality Check
- Witnessing death from a distance April 11, 2014
Himal Magazine
- The many faces of the diaspora March 27, 2014
Women Under Siege
- Afghanistan’s Widows of the Disappeared October 11, 2013
The Atlantic
The World Weekly
- Shut up and suffer January 17, 2013, page 23
Forbes
- Writer grieves for one of Afghanistan’s lost women August 22, 2012
Foreign Affairs
- The truth about opium brides March 7, 2012
FOX News
- How Iran Controls Afghanistan January 25, 2012
World Politics Review
- U.S. error puts Afghanistan’s counter-narcotics progress at risk November 29, 2011
The Christian Science Monitor
- Bilingual and struggling October 18, 2011
- The rising demand for overseas television: America’s United Nations of cable TV June 27, 2011
- An Afghan village girl blossoms in the city September 4, 2007
- A movie star rises from ruins of war July 17, 2007 (Radio version)
- Afghan women freer, yet a rise in fiery suicides August 9, 2002
- Foreign female aid workers feel less safe in Afghanistan July 19, 2002
- Afghan exiles get mixed homecoming welcome June 26, 2002
Women’s eNews (womensenews.org)
- Stop knee-jerk blaming of Afghan men, culture June 4, 2013
- Afghan child bride traded to pay opium debt January 15, 2012
- Afghan women debate the terms of their future June 30, 2002
New America Media
- In 2012 race, ‘pretending’ Afghanistan never happened September 1, 2012
- What the bronze medal means for Afghanistan August 10, 2012
- Reports of violence against Afghan women are sign of change May 16, 2012
- Taliban talks frighten Afghan Americans January 11, 2012
- Afghanistan the New Mexico?: Assassinations and the Drug Trade Aug 02, 2011
Sunday Times Magazine (UK)
- I can make a difference – if I can stay alive June 19, 2011
- The ghosts of Pul-e-Charkhi February 24, 2008 (Radio version)
- How the West short-changed Afghanistan October 29, 2006
- Brides of the drug lords May 9, 2004
- Brides of the drug lords (un-edited version)
- Return of the native to a nation reborn July 14, 2002
CorpWatch
- Gunmen of Kabul December 21, 2007
Saudi Aramco World
- New voices, new Afghanistan July/August 2007
- Herat is where the heart lives November/December 2002
EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight
- Afghanistan: A law-enforcement success story in Kabul November 20, 2007
- Q and A with Afghan counter-terrorism chief September 6, 2007
- Supreme Court to decide foreign minister’s fate May 29, 2007
Pajhwok Afghan News
- Women used to traffic drugs December 22, 2004
Scholastic
- A Day in an Afghan School September 2004
- Life in a City September 2004
- Life in a Village September 2004
- One Brick at a Time September 2004
- Women in Afghanistan September 2004
- Iraq’s boy band dreams big September 2003
POZ Magazine
- After Ibn Zuhur October 2003
Village Voice
- U.S. curtails Iraq’s newfound media freedoms June 27, 2003
- Rumors of abduction frighten Baghdad parents June 11 – 17, 2003
- Return of the ‘good warlord’ November 21 – 27, 2001
Newsday
- Bombed and betrayed March 16, 2003
Unpublished
- My veil, my decision May 2003
Mother Jones
- Reconstructing justice July 17, 2003
- Demanding to be heard November 14, 2001
- Students of the war November 2, 2001
Agence France Presse
- Hamid Karzai risks his neck for royalist cause in Afghanistan November 2, 2001
- Afghan carpet industry unravelled by war November 11, 2001
- Clinic struggling to cope with Afghanistan’s refugees November 5, 2001
- Support for Taliban written in blood October 31, 2001
- Women’s rights group struggles to gain respect among Afghans October 30, 2001
- Afghanistan to become a cold war for US October 22, 2001
- Air strikes force Pakistani women to choose sides October 17, 2001
- Smugglers turn saviours for Afghan refugees October 11, 2001
- Fearing war, Afghans cancel weddings October 8, 2001
- Opposition claims capture of villages in northern Afghanistan October 7, 2001
- Afghan opposition commander calls for US prudence October 4, 2001
Pacific News Service
- Hiding in Brooklyn September 13, 2002
- Beyond the veil: time to refocus women’s rights June 13, 2002
- The blue-eyed grandmother of the Afghans still finds ways to help after 30 years November 30, 2000
- Reaching women in Afghanistan July 6, 2000
- Postcard from Mashad June 4, 1997
- Afghan exiles grasping at a thread of hope July 30, 1996
ANG Newspapers
- Bombing suspect arrested October 6, 1999
- Bay Area Afghans divided over military strike August 21, 1999
- Minorities see less prejudice, more sensitivity in workplace August 1, 1999
- Diversity dilemma: police face a growing language barrier July 31, 1999
- Picking up the pieces March 28, 1999
- A year after the terror, victims attempt to move on March 28, 1999
- East Palo Alto man still hopes to find brother’s assailants March 28, 1999
- Local businesses target Hispanics October 19, 1998
- Profile in courage February 10, 1998
- Brain device blocks woman’s tremors December 19, 1997
