aabout me
Nicholas Schmidle is fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington, DC. He writes about intersection of culture, religion and politics in Asia, and he has reported from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Central Asia and Iran. His work has been published in The New York Times Magazine, Slate, The New Republic, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Washington Post, Mother Jones and many others. Nicholas lived in Pakistan from February 2006 through January 2008, supported by a fellowship from the Institute of Current World Affairs. He left in January under threat of deportation. Previously, he was based in Washington, DC, where he completed a Master’s degree in International Affairs from American University. He is now writing a book about his experience in Pakistan, to be published by Henry Holt.
He can be reached at: nickschmidle[at]yahoo[dot]com
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