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Uma Asher

Iran's loss is the world's gain: The tale of my persecuted Bahà’i roommate

Prevented from going to college in Iran, she fled to the US to study, later helping discover a drug that fights cancer. Her country's policies could come under UN scrutiny on March 19.

Uma Asher
· Mar 19, 2015 · 08:45 am
From Razia Sultan to Begum Samru: some of the women who shaped Delhi’s landscape

Two of the capital's most famous landmarks – Humayun’s Tomb and Chandni Chowk – were built by women.

Uma Asher
· Mar 08, 2015 · 09:15 am
With queer pride events in Gujarat and Delhi this week, it's time for straight allies to speak up

Straight but not narrow: Why I support LGBT rights.

Uma Asher
· Nov 29, 2014 · 07:00 am