For my publications in Farsi please visit my Farsi website.
▪ Akbari, A. (2026). از مدرنسازی تا «برگرداندن ایران به عصر حجر», Radio Zamaneh, 07.04.2026. https://www.radiozamaneh.com/885196/
▪ Akbari, A. (2026). Key Questions on the Role of Technology in the Expanding Middle East War. Tech Policy Press, 05.03.2026. https://www.techpolicy.press/key-questions-on-the-role-of-technology-in-the-expanding-middle-east-war/
▪ Akbari, A. (2026). Iran zerstört die Illusion digitaler Souveränität, .Tagesspiegel Background, 26.01.2026.
▪ Akbari, A. (2026). Iran’s Case Should Put an End to Illusions About Digital Sovereignty, Tech Policy Press, 15.01.2026. https://www.techpolicy.press/irans-case-should-put-an-end-to-illusions-about-digital-sovereignty/
▪ Akbari, A. (2023). The internet is a crucial space for women to build international solidarity – Opinion: An internet that women want? It looks like this. CNN Opinion and As Equals, 27.04.2023. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/27/opinions/safer-internet-women-lgbtq-as-equals-intl-cmd/index.html
▪ Akbari, A. (2023). Iran: Digital Spaces of Protests and Control- Piloting Report on the Guide on Digitally-Mediated Assemblies, European Center for Non-Profit Law. https://ecnl.org/publications/iran-digital-spaces-protest-and-control
▪ Akbari, A. (2022). Shutting down the internet is another brutal blow against women by the Iranian regime. The Guardian Opinion (online), 26.09.2022. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/26/elon-musk-iran-women-mahsa-amini-feminists-morality-police
▪ Akbari, A. (2022). Iran’s women need a free and global internet. The Guardian Opinion (print), 27.09.2022.
▪ Akbari, A. (2021). 01110011 01101111 01110011. Surveillance & Society Special Issue on “Surveillance Stories: Imagining Surveillance Futures”. 19, Nr. 4: 441-444.
▪ Akbari, A. (2021). Navigating through a Carpet-Map. In Rekacewicz, P., & Zwer, N. Cartographie radicale: explorations. La Découverte.
▪ Akbari, A. (2019). Designated researcher for Iran profile for the report on the Blue Peace Index, The Economist Intelligence Unit.
▪ Akbari, A. (2016). Designated researcher for Iran profile for the report on the Global Access to Healthcare, The Economist Intelligence Unit.
▪ Akbari, A. (2015, September 28). Young Afghans Weigh Their Future. Retrieved from UNHCR Tracks: http://tracks.unhcr.org/2015/09/youny-afghans-weigh-their-future/
▪ Akbari, A. (2009). The Women’s Movement: An Emerging Power. LSE IDEAS Strategic Updates: Prospects for Reform? The Iranian Elections, June 2009, 11-14.
Documentaries
Short documentary on Haruki Murakami, Tamasha Magazine, BBC Persian Television, July 2013, 15 Minutes