Masood Farivar is a published author, veteran journalist, and newsroom leader with more than two decades of experience in print, broadcast, and digital journalism. He’s the author of the memoir Confessions of a Mullah Warrior (2010) and a contributor to a collection of essays and poetry about 9/11 published by NYU Press.
Masood Farivar was born in Sheberghan, Afghanistan. He was ten years old when his childhood was shattered by the Soviet invasion of 1979. Although he was born into a long line of religious and political leaders who had shaped his nation’s history for centuries, Farivar fled to Pakistan with his family and came of age in a madrassa for refugees.
At eighteen, he defied his parents and returned home to join the jihad, fighting not only against the Afghan mujahideen but also against Arab and Pakistani volunteers.
When the Soviets withdrew, Farivar moved to America. He attended the prestigious Lawrenceville School and Harvard and became a journalist in New York.
In his memoir, Confessions of a Mullah Warrior, Farivar draws on his unique experience as a native Afghan, a former mujahideen fighter, and a longtime U.S. resident to provide unprecedented insight into the ongoing collision between Islam and the West.
He spent the 2011–2012 academic year as a John S. Knight Fellow in Journalism at Stanford University.
Now, as a senior analyst for Voice of America in Washington, he covers the Justice Department, the FBI, and the Supreme Court.
Masood Farivar lives in New Alexandria, Virginia.
Photo credit: Grove Atlantic
Masood Farivar was born in Sheberghan, Afghanistan. He was ten years old when his childhood was shattered by the Soviet invasion of 1979. Although he was born into a long line of religious and political leaders who had shaped his nation’s history for centuries, Farivar fled to Pakistan with his family and came of age in a madrassa for refugees.
At eighteen, he defied his parents and returned home to join the jihad, fighting not only against the Afghan mujahideen but also against Arab and Pakistani volunteers.
When the Soviets withdrew, Farivar moved to America. He attended the prestigious Lawrenceville School and Harvard and became a journalist in New York.
In his memoir, Confessions of a Mullah Warrior, Farivar draws on his unique experience as a native Afghan, a former mujahideen fighter, and a longtime U.S. resident to provide unprecedented insight into the ongoing collision between Islam and the West.
He spent the 2011–2012 academic year as a John S. Knight Fellow in Journalism at Stanford University.
Now, as a senior analyst for Voice of America in Washington, he covers the Justice Department, the FBI, and the Supreme Court.
Masood Farivar lives in New Alexandria, Virginia.
Photo credit: Grove Atlantic
years of life: 1969 – present
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