The writer is Noor-York Chair in Islamic Studies, York University, Toronto.
February 07,2017 00:00:15 AM
His sobering influence will be missed at a time when hawks hold sway in Iran and the country faces a hostile US.
June 02,2016 00:27:42 AM
India and Iran have had long and close cultural links, and their ancient and modern histories have been intertwined
March 28,2016 00:01:12 AM
To prevent another Brussels, the world must change its perception of Muslims.
February 29,2016 00:02:27 AM
An outcome of parliamentary polls will be the next Supreme Leader’s identity.
December 28,2015 00:01:30 AM
Iran may transform from an insular security state to a regional power.
September 16,2015 00:00:52 AM
West has undergone de-civilisation. It is on show in the unfolding refugee crisis
July 02,2015 00:00:57 AM
Nuclear agreement marks a new era in Iranian politics. But political troubles await the Middle East
April 04,2015 00:24:14 AM
Iran n-deal is a handsome reward of diplomacy, in contrast to military options
December 15,2014 02:34:13 AM
If a nuclear deal remains uncertain, future military cooperation between Iran and the US is even harder to expect.
November 20,2013 00:20:16 AM
As the nuclear talks resume,the P5+1 should note that its failure earlier this month has given hardliners in Iran an opportunity to look for an excuse to quit.
June 26,2013 04:56:27 AM
Hassan Rohanis election could bring back a spirit of openness to Irans foreign policy,and ease its domestic decline
May 25,2013 00:07:08 AM
The race to replace the populist and polarising Ahmadinejad promises to be full of surprises
February 18,2012 00:12:00 AM
Democratic changes are of greater importance than the drumbeats of war
October 30,2009 01:57:06 AM
Negotiating with Tehran on its nuclear programme will be far from easy
August 10,2009 03:46:24 AM
Irans civil movement does not and will not need the West....
July 23,2009 00:24:42 AM
The unrest in Iran,which began as a protest against the rigged election of June 12,2009,caught the Iranian authorities by surprise.
June 26,2009 03:34:22 AM
The massive public demonstrations of the past week in Iran,unprecedented since the revolution thirty years ago...
June 17,2009 00:54:45 AM
Thirty years after the Revolution,it is time to let the genie out of the bottle in Iran
February 09,2006 00:00:00 AM
Predictably, IAEA’s face-off with Iran ended in favour of referring Iran to the UN Security Council in the hope that it would seize the...