Davood Moradian

Articles by this Author
Lanterns illuminate the historic architecture of Khiva, Uzbekistan.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Illusion of Turkic Solidarity and the Logic of Nowruzistan
Revived Linguistic Nationalism Threatens to Erase the Region’s Rich Heritage
November 10, 2026
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Davood Moradian
A bronze statue of Cyrus the Great in Tajikistan.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran’s War Is Also a War Over History
Leaders Who Invoke the past Must Engage Its Full Trajectory, Rather than Selecting Convenient Fragments
October 30, 2026
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Davood Moradian
A mother walks her two girls dressed in traditional black-and-white school dress in Khudat, Azerbaijan.
Middle East Forum Observer
Azerbaijan Should Not Cave to Islamist Pressure on Female Education
Schoolgirls Cannot Become Hostages Trapped Between Their Parents’ Religious Convictions and Rigid State Policies
October 23, 2026
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Davood Moradian
An Islamic cleric in traditional dress walking in the courtyard of Fatima Masumeh Shrine in Qom, Iran, in 2019.
Middle East Forum Observer
The West Must Stop Deferring Definition of Islamic Practice to Clerics
Western Policymakers Cannot Ignore the Religious Dimension, but Should Not Reduce Extremist Movements to Religion Alone
October 13, 2026
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Davood Moradian
Former Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad in Washington, DC.
Middle East Forum Observer
On 9/11 Anniversary, Will Washington Acknowledge How Zalmay Khalilzad Empowered the Taliban?
A Quarter-Century After the Terror Attacks, America Still Possesses No Settled, Coherent Understanding of the Taliban
September 11, 2026
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Davood Moradian
A young girl in Kabul, Afghanistan, is surrounded by women in burqas.
Middle East Forum Observer
Why Does The New York Times Whitewash the Taliban?
The Newspaper Neglects Context with Its Approach and Critical Omissions in the Reporting and Opinion Essays It Publishes
August 22, 2026
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Davood Moradian
Afghan immigrant workers at a cemetery in Tehran, Iran.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Scapegoats Afghan Refugees After Israel Conflict
A Mass Deportation and Intensified Anti-Afghan Sentiment Are Placing Afghans in Iran in Peril
July 1, 2025
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Davood Moradian