Author

Roya Hakakian

@RoyaTheWriter

Roya Hakakian is the author of two books of poetry in Persian and the memoir, “Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran.” Her book, “Assassins of the Turquoise Palace,” about Tehran’s assassination campaign against exiled Iranians, was published in September 2011 (Grove/Atlantic).

Behold This Cliché: The Truth Shall Set You Free

Cases unheard. Justice denied. These words fit many crimes committed with racial intent a half century ago. Now reporters burrow into forgotten files, locate witnesses, track down suspects, publish what…
September 12, 2011

Art and Literature: Guiding Journalists in Trauma’s Portrayal

‘… Nieman Fellows who’d been in the Balkans wanted to take courses in music, art, poetry, and other kinds of literature. I don’t think this happens arbitrarily.’
December 11, 2009

When Eyes Get Averted: The Consequences of Misplaced Reporting

‘Poor reporting from and about Iran has kept the West in the dark. In this lightlessness, Iranians are rendered as ghosts.’
June 2, 2009