Nasrin Alavi is the author of We Are Iran: The Persian Blogs (Portobello Books, 2005). She spent her formative years in Iran, attended university in Britain and worked in London, and then returned to her birthplace to work for an NGO for a number of years. Today she lives in Britain.

Recent articles

A consumerist economy and a hardline government have corroded interest in politics. The blogosphere and campuses reflect the shift. But Iranians retain their capacity to surprise, says Nasrin Alavi.

(This article was first published on 8 October 2008)

The conservative "victory" in Iran's parliamentary election looks very different on close inspection, says Nasrin Alavi.

The clerical-political elite in Tehran is disenchanted with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. What comes next is an audacious attempt to entrench its power via a new governing blueprint, says Nasrin Alavi.

The response in Iran to the new United States intelligence report may prove more bad news than good for the country's president, says Nasrin Alavi.

The replacement of Iran's chief nuclear negotiator is part of a Tehran power-play that is more troubling for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than it appears, says Nasrin Alavi.