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- From Turkey to France: Iranian women’s rights activist continues her work despite ongoing threats from Iranian regime— Oct 15, 2025
- A rapper finds peace and a channel for his activism through hip-hop and Islam— July 18, 2025
- What’s changed for Iranian women since Mahsa Amini’s death one year ago? — September 15, 2023
- Syrian refugees living in Turkey are facing hostility after earthquakes — February 20, 2023
- In Istanbul, Turks are doing what they can for earthquake victims — February 15, 2023
- Coming of age and gender fluidity in Iran — January 17, 2023
- Iranian doctors in the diaspora help patients in Iran — December 16, 2022
- Iranian dissidents face danger in Turkey — November 29, 2022
- Iran’s silent voices — November 15, 2022
- Digital artists are documenting Iran’s protests in new powerful ways — November 2, 2022
- Different generations of women protesters in Iran — October 19, 2022
- Turkish students in Istanbul join Iranians in women’s rights protests — October 10, 2022
- Women advocate for rights in Tajikistan — June 15, 2022
- Women break into Istanbul’s cab driving industry — June 1, 2022
- Iranian dissidents at risk in Turkey — December 8, 2021
- Turkish society shows shifting attitudes toward LGBTQ people — October 15, 2021
- Previously welcomed in Turkey, Afghans now face discrimination — September 20, 2021
- What happened to mother-daughter journalists Orouba Barakat and Halla Barakat? — November 17, 2020
- Turkey cracks down on abortion access — September 30, 2020
- Turkey underplaying coronavirus threat — March 24, 2020
- Who are Turkey’s Saturday Mothers? — October 21, 2019
- Turkey election do-over — May 7, 2019
- As ‘fed up’ women in Turkey leave marriages, domestic violence and divorce rates rise — February 20, 2019
- Turkey’s president makes accusation against US — August 13, 2018
- US issues sanction on Turkey over pastor — August 2, 2018
- Turkey release US pastor — August 2, 2018
- Eyes on Turkey’s election — June 22, 2018
- Girl power in turkey?
- Tit-for-tat visa bans leave Turks and Americans heartbroken –
- DNA might help him identify his family. But he can’t find a way to give a sample. – August 14, 2017
- Turkish soap operas’ portrayal of women stirs controversy – April 17, 2017
- Young Turkish activists prove it will be hard for Erdogan to shut down free expression – April 14, 2017
- These women, many Muslim, are leading the resistance against Trump’s executive order – February 1, 2017
- Turkey’s fraught history with headscarves – December 20, 2016
- For one Afghan teenage girl, the refugee trail is as dangerous as the war left behind –
- Syrian influx in Turkey prompts upsurge in polygamy – July 25, 2016
- Iran is recruiting thousands of Afghan refugees to join the Syrian regime’s war – July 13, 2016
- Omar Mateen was Afghan American. Our community needs to own that – June 13, 2016
- Turkey’s border conflicts have arrived in its biggest city –
- A reporter says it’s surreal covering Afghan refugees because, decades ago, she was one of them –
NPR
- Iranians Are Converting To Evangelical Christianity In Turkey – December 14, 2018
- The Future Of Women’s Rights In Afghanistan -December 5, 2011
- Report Takes Dim View of Afghan Rebuilding Work -May 5, 2006
- Debt Traps Afghan Villagers in Opium Trade – December 30, 2003
Free Speech Radio News
Free Speech Radio News was the half-hour international news program broadcast nationally on Pacifica Radio in the United States. More than a hundred stations aired the program. It went silent in 2017 due to funding shortages. I reported for the independent program from Afghanistan, Iraq, Germany, Pakistan and Turkey.
- Turkey referendum results test country’s polarized system — Apr 19, 2017
- For Muslim women fighting for equal rights, perseverance is key — Feb 2, 2017
- Turkey’s President on Int’l Women’s Day: “a woman is above all else a mother” — Mar 8, 2016
- Turkey’s capital struck by second bombing in under a month — Mar 14, 2016
- LGBT activists in Turkey fight for constitutional protections and social acceptance — Apr 4, 2016
- Turkish ruling party uses long-dormant law to prosecute adversarial journalists and critics — May 11, 2016
- Turkey’s Alevi minority sees dark days ahead — Jul 22, 2016
- Nigeria Boots Halliburton – September 4, 2004
- Afghanistan Update – August 30, 2004
- Retirement Funds Decreased in Private Sector? – April 8, 2004
- Religious courts rule in Iraq – July 9, 2003
- Ibn Zuhoor AIDS story – July 22, 2003
- Iraqi press freedom curbed – June 25, 2003
- Iraqi press freedom curbed – June 25, 2003
- US military raid north of Baghdad – June 17, 2023
- Iraqi women’s rights – June 16, 2003
- Disarming Iraqis – June 9, 2003
- Iraqis demonstrate occupation – June 5, 2003
- Girls feel unsafe in Baghdad after kidnapping rumor – June 3, 2003
- Warlord trouble in Herat – July 26, 2002
- Girls self immolate in Afghanistan – July 17, 2002
- Karzai asks for reparations after U.S. bombs civilians – July 8, 2002
- U.S. bombs civilians at wedding party – July 2, 2002
- Warlord of Kandahar – June 28, 2002
- Grand Assembly put warlords back in charge – June 25, 2002
- Grand Assembly in Kabul deadlocked – June 17, 2002
- Karzai chosen leader of Afghanistan – June 13, 2002
