Kourosh Ziabari

My latest @newlinesmag: In 12 days of war, 935 Iranians were killed. When Bibi Netanyahu pronounced the words “Zan, Zendegi, Azadi” in his message to the "proud people of #Iran," his fans didn't expect wanton violence in the name of “Woman, Life, Freedom.” newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-…

After an immigration judge dismissed the deportation case against a Colombian man - 3 people sat with him in the back of the courtroom, taking his car keys for safe-keeping, helping him memorize phone numbers and gathering the names of family members. bit.ly/4nYNosf

Journalists, too, are starving in Gaza. “There are moments when my hands tremble too hard to hold a pen, when I can’t focus my eyes on the camera lens in front of me. The hunger scrambles everything—thought, memory, even language.” That’s what Abdulrahman Ismail, a young visual…

The killing of civilians seeking aid in Gaza is indefensible. I spoke again with @gideonsaar to recall our understanding on aid flow and made clear that IDF must stop killing people at distribution points. All options remain on the table if Israel doesn’t deliver on its pledges

In its first special exhibition since its reopening, New York’s Frick Collection brings together three Johannes Vermeer paintings for “Vermeer’s Love Letters,” a new exhibition on view through August 31. bit.ly/4maHVwJ

I'm shocked to watch @araghchi's interview w/@FoxNews where he says Iran won't reconsider its "enrichment right" and won't negotiate with Trump directly, either. Maybe time for a reset after years of failed intransigence and a war with +1,000 casualties? foxnews.com/video/63759352…

Here's an abridged look at what has to happen when a roughly 800-year-old manuscript comes to the Library of Congress' Conservation Division in need of repair. Read more about this manuscript & the repair process: blogs.loc.gov/preservation/2…

Fourteen years ago #OTD, a far-right extremist killed 77 people, mostly Muslim immigrants, in the deadliest attacks in #Norway since World War II. In 2019, I interviewed Cora Alexa Døving, a researcher at the Norwegian Holocaust Center about the tragedy. fairobserver.com/region/europe/…

Ever felt lost in a masterpiece? T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" is notoriously difficult—so we're exploring it together. Tomorrow, join critic @plfrnz for a 5-part guided journey through this monumental poem. Begin the exploration: interintellect.com/salons/the-bur…

What does Iran really want–and what will it do next? In recent weeks, Tehran's foreign policy has reemerged as a global flashpoint. In his new book, Decoding Iran's Foreign Policy, MEI Senior Fellow Ross Harrison sheds new light on the Islamic Republic's strategic thinking and…

Assault on academic inquiry has advanced to a new level. An entire issue of the Harvard Educational Review dedicated to the theme of "Education and Palestine" has been cancelled, all author contracts revoked, a rare investigation by @alicesperi finds. theguardian.com/education/2025…

Every crackdown on humanitarian programs comes with economic whirlwinds felt at home, as well as globally-destabilizing effects, as @ConversationUS explains. Again, if there are "too many" refugees, it means there are too many wars that need to be stopped. theconversation.com/i-study-refuge…

When the war on #Iran broke out, the expressions of "support for the Iranian people" were soon replaced by social media examinations like, "do Iranians have any culture?" Yes, they do. A 2024 song by the Tehran-based singer and violinist @niloofarmohebbi youtube.com/watch?v=5ybAVY…

A compelling piece by @ivanlnagy on the weaponization of immigration for ideological purposes. Citizenship status and speech rights have been intertwined as never before. The arbitrariness of the contours of human dignity is on full display these days. thenewworld.co.uk/ivan-l-nagy-i-…

¡Lleva la cheveridad contigo en el #FestivalGabo2025! 🤩 La Tienda Gabo te espera con productos exclusivos que celebran el legado de Gabriel García Márquez y los 3️⃣0️⃣ años de la Fundación Gabo inspirando a periodistas y contadores de historias de Iberoamérica.

Extraordinary scenes in the Commons tonight as Tory MP @kitmalthouse correctly accuses UK foreign secretary David Lammy of complicity in Israel’s crimes and warns him that he could end up in The Hague

Hopefully, the outcome of the renewed talks will be stability and détente. My conviction is that #Iran doesn't need "nuclear talks" anymore simply because it doesn't need a nuclear program. The vanity of this bottomless pit has now been proven. reuters.com/world/middle-e…

The discussions will bring Iranian officials together with officials from Britain, France and Germany and will include the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas. to.pbs.org/4m5GGP9

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has won the Academy Award for the best international feature twice for his thrillers A Separation (2011) and The Salesman (2016). He's filming his new drama Parallel Tales in Paris in partnership w/ @anoncontent, @luckyredfilm and Memento Films.

Why Russia Is Gaining Ground in Ukraine nytimes.com/2025/07/19/wor…

Meet @InsideNatGeo 2025 Young Explorer and #RhodesScholar @LanaAlabbasi, an astrophysics researcher and science education advocate from Saudi Arabia.