Articles by Nasrin Alavi

The reformist push in Iran's election draws on musical inspiration as well as political anger

Barack Obama's new-year message to Tehran may go unheeded, but the poetic touch matters   

The Islamic Republic celebrates thirty years in power. Iran's young generation seeks its own moment.

A consumerist economy renders politics silent. But Iranians keep their surprises close

The conservative "victory" in Iran's parliamentary election looks very different on close inspection

Tehran's clerical-political elite is seeking to entrench its power via a fresh governing blueprint

The pressure is off Iran - and back on its president

A reshuffle of Tehran's nuclear diplomats spells trouble for the president

A bold student opposition looks a confident ruling elite in the eye

The momentum for dialogue with the United States is growing in unlikely places in Iran, says Nasrin Alavi.

The claim of rights by women in modern Iran builds on the pioneering work of earlier generations, reports Nasrin Alavi

A United States military assault on Iran will fortify not undermine the mullahs' regime, says Nasrin Alavi.

Iran's twin elections have brought Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's eighteen months of political ascendancy to an end, says Nasrin Alavi.

An outwardly confident Tehran president is being challenged by elite division and student protest, says Nasrin Alavi.

The appointment of the notoriously repressive judge Saeed Mortazavi to the United Nations's new Human Rights Council is an international scandal, says Nasrin Alavi.

A United States attack would set back reform a generation, says Nasrin Alavi, author of "We Are Iran" – for Iranians can do it for themselves.

The fanatics in charge in Tehran have increased their hardline rhetoric in response to domestic as well as international pressure. This is opportunity as well as danger for the west, says Nasrin Alavi, author of "We Are Iran".

The speech of Iran’s president calling for Israel’s destruction is a sign of domestic weakness not international strength, says Nasrin Alavi.