Fariba in the News
TV
Ariana Afghanistan TV (Dari)
- Zohra Yousuf’s Show December 22, 2012
Arizona Public Media
- Afghanistan, heroin, and women November, 26, 2012
Zarin TV
- Interview on Afghanistan’s drug trade (Dari) June 24, 2012
International Investor
- Afghanistan: world opium supplier June 23, 2012
Al Jazeera (English)
- The Stream - Afghan women: priority or bargaining chip? May 16, 2012
- The Stream – Is the U.S. coming to terms with the Taliban? January 11, 2011
- Riz Khan – Afghanistan’s political impasse October 20, 2009
- Empire – Obama and Afghanistan April 29, 2009
Voice of America TV
- The Afghan drug trade on Karwan June 1, 2012 (Dari)
- Opium Nation on Karwan January 26, 2012 (Dari)
- Opium Nation January 19, 2012 (Urdu)
- Why the title Opium Nation January 11, 2012 (Dari)
FOX News Online
- On the hunt: Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords January 12, 2011
Noor Afghan TV (Dari)
- Jahane-e Zan (Women’s World) Afghan Women Artists
- Part 2 Afghan Women Artists
- Part 3
- Jahan-e Zan (Women’s World) Live interview (no link) December 13, 2011
Russia Today
- CrossTalk December 5, 2011
- Breaking the Set September 11, 2012
CBC (Canada)
- Connect with Mark Kelley May 31, 2011 (no link)
Press TV
- Afghan peace conference held in Queens College April 29, 2009
FORA TV
CUNY TV
- Independent Sources November 27, 2008
Democracy Now
- Past Shows October 5, 2006
MTV
- MTV News September 2001
NBC
- NBC Nightly News September 20, 2001
Note: Fariba Nawa has also appeared on CBS, BBC, GTZ and numerous other American and European radio and television programs but the footage is not available online.
Videos
Bonfire Heights 2012 Speaking Retreat
Aslan Media Book of the Month
- Book Salon featured Fariba Nawa July 19, 2012
Pulitzer Center
- Opium brides February 7, 2012
Albany Public Library
- Author Presentation January 29, 2012
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
- Q and A with Fariba Nawa January 7, 2011
Fremont Public Library
- Presenting Opium Nation to the Afghan community December 21, 2011
Articles and Reviews
Boston Globe
- ‘Cool, calm & contentious,’ ‘Opium Nation,’ ‘Hedy’s Folly’ November 27, 2011
Guardian (UK)
- Afghanistan’s our modern opium war April 1, 2012
El Pais (Spain’s premier daily in Spanish)
- A vueltas con el golfo February 29, 2012
The San Francisco Book Review
- Opium Nation February 21, 2012
Bloomberg
- Afghanistan’s future is freezing, tired and in need of help: The Ticker February 10, 2012
The Atlantic
- Afghanistan’s opium child brides February 9, 2012
Reuters
- Talk to the Taliban January 12, 2012
More Magazine
- Fierce and fabulous: Fariba Nawa January 6, 2012
New America Media
- In 2012 race, ‘pretending’ Afghanistan never happened September 1, 2012
- ‘Opium Nation’ — The Women of Afghanistan’s Drug Trade December 23, 2011
France 24
- On Afghan Child Brides, Drug Lords and Chatting With One Insanely Courageous Reporter December 21, 2011
Canberra Times (Australia)
- A nation addicted to opium trade February 11, 2012
Sun Herald (Australia)
- Opium Nation December, 4, 2011
Otaga Daily Times (New Zealand)
- Sandwiches to choke November 25, 2011
Agony Column
- My Life in the Bush of Books October 25, 2012
Newark Patch
ABC’s Nightlife (Australia)
- Clare Calvet’s Weekend Reading June 26, 2012
The Kabul Cable
- Fariba Nawa’s Opium Nation June 8, 2012
The Daily Muse
- What to read on the subway this week April 30, 2012
Talking Drugs
- An interview with Fariba Nawa April 24, 2012
LAFZ: Expressions of Pakistan
- Afghanistan: A Drug Shangri-La April 24, 2012
The Spectator
- Fariba Nawa’s journey home opens eyes here at Chabot March 29, 2012
Women’s Views on News
- Afghanistan’s women struggle with opium addiction February 10, 2012
Teaching for Change
- Travels through Afghanistan: Opium Nation January 19, 2012
Khaled Hosseini Foundation blog
Stanford Report
- Stanford conference on Afghanistan, Pakistan draws passion, anger December 4, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle
- Too much has been gained in Afghanistan to exit now September 6, 2009
Mother Jones
- Unknown Afghanistan March 17, 2009
USA Today
- Short-staffed USAID tries to keep pace February 1, 2009
Indybay
- An Interview with Fariba Nawa about Afghanistan’s Future January 19, 2007
Dawn (Pakistani newspaper)
- Important Mission in Kabul December 4, 2006
Hindustan Times (Indian newspaper)
- Breaking Point October 6, 2006
Der Spiegel (German paper, English version)
- Saving Afghanistan September 29, 2006
Austin Chronicle
- Good Morning Afghanistan June 16, 2006
New Jersey Herald
Asia Times
- The fall and fall of Afghanistan May 6, 2006
East Bay Express
- Far From Home February 8, 2006
Newsweek
- ‘Living Dead’ No more October 10, 2004
Online Journalism Review
- The backlash that wasn’t April 2, 2002
Radio
National Public Radio
- Agony Column January 3, 2013 (Monterey/Santa Cruz)
- Hemispheres March 6, 2012 (Boulder/Denver)
- Jefferson Exchange January 24, 2012 (Northern California/Oregon)
- Think December 6, 2011 (Dallas)
- Tell Me More (national) December 5, 2011
- Tenth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan (San Francisco Bay Area) October 7, 2011
- Afghan reaction to bin Laden death (San Francisco Bay Area) May 6, 2011
- It’s Your World (World Affairs Council with Khaled Hosseini, San Francisco Bay Area) June 20, 2008
- Your Call Media Roundtable (San Francisco Bay Area) September 29, 2006
- Up Front New America Media Radio (San Francisco Bay Area) May 12, 2006
- Morning Edition (national) May 5, 2006
Pacifica Radio (national)
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Radio Curious January 23, 2012
- Against the Grain May 2, 2006
CBC (Canada)
- The Current September 5, 2012
Voice of America (Afghanistan in Dari)
- Listen Live at January 11, 2011
KWMR (West Marin Community Radio)
- Author Talks with Joy Maulitz December 13, 2011
Newstalk (Ireland)
- Moncrieff (national) November 15, 2011
Talk Radio Europe
- Let’s Talk with Steve Gilmour November 14, 2011
BBC Radio
- BBC Afghanistan (Dari/Farsi) April 15, 2013
- File on Four (international) June 19, 2007
- Afghanistan (transcript of interview)