Reza Aslan is author of the international bestseller No god but God and Beyond Fundamentalism. His new book Tablet and Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East comes out in Nov. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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Iran’s Most Wanted
As Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is inaugurated in Iran, as many as 50 Iranian journalists are languishing in... MORE
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The Taliban PR Push
Three weeks before the Afghan elections, Taliban commander Mullah Omar is offering a manifesto to... MORE
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Iran-Iraq Alliance?
Yesterday, Iraqi troops stormed a camp of Iranian exiles.... MORE
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Momentum Shifts to Iran's Reformers
Tehran’s opposition has regained its edge with smarter, more creative protests and even some senior... MORE
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Former Iranian President Blasts Government
Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani spoke at Friday Prayer and delivered pointed criticism of the handling... MORE
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Friday Surprise in Iran?
Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the second most powerful man in Iran, is delivering the Friday Sermon... MORE
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An Iranian Icon on Today's Protests
A decade before the massive demonstrations of the last month, a young Iranian became a symbol of... MORE
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Iran Goes on Strike
Reza Aslan reports that opposition leaders in Iran are planning a three-day strike to be carried... MORE
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The Mullahs' Secret Battle
The uprising's power struggle has shifted from the streets to the backrooms of the government.... MORE
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A Deal to Save Iran?
The Daily Beast’s Reza Aslan reports that Iran’s clerics may be close to forcing a compromise from... MORE
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Iran's Supreme Revolutionary
By inexplicably inserting himself into the election controversy, Ayatollah Khamenei is destroying... MORE
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Iran's Military Coup
The Iranian election was bald-faced election fraud, writes The Daily Beast’s Reza Aslan,... MORE
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Iran's Riveting Political Drama
No matter who wins on Friday, this election season has been unlike any other in Iran, with... MORE
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Memo to Obama: Cairo Was a Mistake—UPDATE
Obama blew a real shot at reconciliation with the Muslim world by picking Cairo for his historic... MORE
