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About Nasrin Alavi

Nasrin Alavi is the author of We Are Iran: The Persian Blogs (Portobello Books, 2005), which was translated into several languages. She is a contributor to Nader Hashemi & Danny Postel eds., The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Freedom in Iran (Melville House, 2011). Her writing has also been published in the Financial Times Magazine, the Times, the Independent, La Vanguardia (Spain), and Das Parlament (Germany); and she has written extensively for Germany's Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education)

Articles by Nasrin Alavi

Thursday 22nd December

2011, Iranians and dictators

Nasrin Alavi, 22 December 2011

The selfless struggle of many brave Iranians against tyranny bestows a legitimacy that their rulers cannot match, says Nasrin Alavi.

Monday 20th June

Iran, fire amid ashes

Nasrin Alavi, 20 June 2011

The persecution and resistance of Iranian campaigners for democracy are part of an enduring experience that is personal and familial as well as national, says Nasrin Alavi.

Friday 27th May

Iran: an elite at war

Nasrin Alavi, 27 May 2011

A bitter dispute among Iran’s political leaders involves issues of theology, economic policy, foreign affairs, and even accusations of occultism. But at its heart is the regime’s fear of the people, says Nasrin Alavi.

Friday 18th February

Iran's resilient rebellion

Nasrin Alavi, 18 February 2011

Tehran’s ruling elite proclaims Iran’s revolutionary experience as the inspiration for the Arab insurrections, yet seeks to crush demonstrators at home. Iran’s citizens can see through the lies, says Nasrin Alavi.

Tuesday 7th December

Iran: the double-edged world

Nasrin Alavi, 7 December 2010

A bitter contest over the future of Iran is taking place amid censorship, intimidation, exhaustion and - not least - the degradation of language. It is a difficult moment that raises essential issues of responsibility, says Nasrin Alavi.

Friday 11th June

Iran in darkness and light

Nasrin Alavi, 11 June 2010

The Iranian citizens who poured onto the streets to protest the result of the presidential election of 12 June 2009 have been brutally pushed back. But under the surface the discontent simmers, says Nasrin Alavi.

Friday 16th April

Bahareh Hedayat and the heroes of Iran

Nasrin Alavi, 16 April 2010

The resilience of Iran’s imprisoned students and journalists shows them to be the true representatives of their country’s honour and future, says Nasrin Alavi.

Wednesday 17th February