Roya Hakakian

Roya Hakakian is a public scholar at the Moynihan Center at City College, CUNY. She's the author of several books, including Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran.

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Trump's Return Could Bring a More Peaceful Middle East

Three areas where Trump’s return could help advance a much-needed, new vision for stability in the Middle East.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld , Dennis Ross , Adam Boehler , Roya Hakakian and Steven Tian

What Happens When Extremism Wins

As the frenzied crowds climbed the walls of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, memories of another moment of national frenzy ran through my mind, those of November, 4, 1979. Then, too, I had stared...

By Roya Hakakian
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