Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Liberalism and the storm

Columbia should take care to apply its liberalism in a practical, not distracting, fashion.

Where is the freedom?

Columbia students should devote more attention to human rights internationally.

Dinner with a dictator

We've come a long way in regards to purposeful free discourse with unsavory rulers.

Students protest Ahmadinejad, despite revoked CIRCA invite

The protest's organizers renamed the “Just Say No To Ahma(dinner)jad” protest “Just Say No to Ahmadinejad," attracting a small crowd at noon on Wednesday.

Reconsider, S'il Vous Plaît

We should exercise our right to free speech with more responsibility.

Ahmadinejad rumors fly after Fox News mistake

Fox News incorrectly reported that University President Lee Bollinger would be joining students at a dinner with the Iranian President, who he once called a "petty and cruel dictator".

Say no to Ahmadinedinner

Breaking bread with the Iranian president achieves nothing worthwhile.

Columbia Ph.D. Kian Tajbakhsh detained in Iran

Kian Tajbakhsh, a scholar who earned his Ph.D. in urban planning from Columbia, has been detained in Iran once again, according to news reports and a Web site maintained by the New School, and the U.S. Department of State and University President Lee Bollinger are calling for his release. Stay tuned for updates.

Ahmadinejad Sparks Furor

The eyes of the world gazed upon Columbia in September when the University invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at the World Leaders Forum, the weeklong speakers series which Boll

Alleged Visit of Columbia Faculty to Iran Causes a Stir

After heated debate over Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s appearance, rumors that a group of Columbia faculty would visit Iran to apologize for University President Lee Bollinger’s remarks inci