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About Omid Memarian

Omid Memarian is a journalist who writes for the Inter Press Service (IPS) news agency. He has published op-ed pieces in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and San Francisco Chronicle. He was chief researcher for Reese Erlich's book Iran Agenda and researcher for Roxana Saberi's book Between Two Worlds

Omid Memarian was a World Peace Fellow at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in 2007-09; in 2005, he received Human Rights Watch's highest honour, the "Human Rights Defender Award". He is currently working on a multimedia project on “American Muslims in the Obama Era”. His website is here

Articles by Omid Memarian

Monday 6th September

Iran: a political calculus

Omid Memarian, 6 September 2010

Iran’s hardline leadership is skilled at using external threats to its own advantage. By learning the lesson the United States could aid Iran's people and strengthen its democracy, says Omid Memarian.

Thursday 11th June

Iran on the move

Omid Memarian, 11 June 2009

An exciting election reveals that Iranians want and will get change - whatever the result

Tuesday 30th October

Iran: prepared for the worst

Omid Memarian, 30 October 2007

An elite reshuffle in Tehran reveals a shift of strategy

Tuesday 1st May

Iran and the United States: time to engage

Omid Memarian, 1 May 2007

The Sharm al-Sheikh conference to discuss Iraq could prove to be a pivotal event for Iran too, says Omid Memarian.

Monday 15th January

Ahmadinejad, Iran and America

Omid Memarian and Dariush Zahedi, 15 January 2007

The Iranian president’s reaction to his election defeat is combining with a more assertive United States policy towards Iran to make early 2007 a moment of great regional danger, say Dariush Zahedi & Omid Memarian.

Wednesday 16th August

Under the radar: an Iranian and America

Omid Memarian, 16 August 2006

The humiliation of Iranian professionals by United States immigration officials harms all involved – and makes the struggle for democracy in Iran even harder, says journalist and award-winning human-rights activist Omid Memarian.