Pouya Nikmand

UPDATE: We have successfully raised over $11,000! We now have what it takes to secure Khashi and Sajad's lives for a year! I am so unfathomably thankful to everyone who donated. In a world where it's easy to feel overwhelmed by injustices beyond our control, they've chosen to…

I'm a super slow writer (My fastest turnaround has been 1 week). So I'm challenging myself to write, edit, and publish an article on America today. Wish me luck! 🇺🇸✍️

I think about this all the time: real-life heroes don't wear capes. We brush past them on sidewalks, stand behind them in coffeeshops, completely unaware we're in the presence of someone who could transform our world.

Lots of really good reasons to object to Zohran Mamdani being mayor of NYC. That he's Muslim isn't one of them.

So basically, Iran somehow found out about the bombing in advance, took the enriched uranium out, and is now building nukes under the United States' protection. Listen. I don't know that much about Israel. All I know is that if Iran wins, the world is going to be a much worse…

"Zaife" is a feminine slur in Farsi that means "weakling." I heard men use it against women every day in Iran. It's poetic justice that they got to see a 30,000-pound bomb dropped by a "zaife" woman pilot.

Final Update: With a joyful heart, I am writing to share that Khashi and Sajad are now safe! We have successfully prevented their deportation to Iran! The process was incredibly complex and stressful. We could fill volumes describing everything we went through. Even just hours…