Negar MottahedehHe hacked my Instagram. Now I’m his best friend.Mohamad, my hacker, had an air of desperation about him. When he got emails in English announcing that he was a lottery winner, or…Aug 20, 2017Aug 20, 2017
Negar MottahedehMemes, gifs and political power — as lines blur between the online and offline worldsPuppy memes showed up all over Twitter over the holiday weekend, when President Trump tweeted an animated gif showing him pummeling a…Jul 10, 2017Jul 10, 2017
Negar MottahedehAs Vandals Trash a Jewish Cemetery, an Iranian Recalls the Persecution of the Bahá’ísExcavation by Revolutionary Guards at the Bahá’í Cemetery in Shiraz. May 8, 2014. Bahá’í International CommunityApr 22, 20171Apr 22, 20171
Negar MottahedehIranian Professor: Trump Travel Ban Ensnares Academics Who Are Uplifting AmericaThe picture was taken by Ahmad Kiarostami at #nobannowall protests at SFO international airport on January 28, 2017. Ahmad Kiarostami is…Feb 5, 2017Feb 5, 2017
Negar MottahedehHashtag solidarity and the radical kinship of Twitter’s #iranelectionAnthony Bourdain fans remember Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian from Bourdain’s Iran show. Rezaian was the Iranian-American…Jun 12, 2015Jun 12, 2015