Nayyera Haq is the founder and CEO of Avicenna Strategy, a consulting firm guiding non-profits on cross-cultural engagement and international growth. Ms. Haq had broad experience connecting communities across political and social divides, which guides her commentary on television and as a talk radio host on SiriusXM. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Ms. Haq served as a Senior Advisor and Foreign Language Spokesperson at the State Department and a Senior Director of Cabinet Affairs in the White House. Before her time serving the executive branch, she was the National Spokesperson for the Children’s Defense Fund, Director of Communications for Congressman John Salazar, and Media Advisor for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. Ms. Haq earned a Masters of Law degree from Georgetown University Law School in 2008. Follow Ms. Haq on X at @Nayyaroar.
Explore some of Ms. Haq’s recent commentary:
- ‘Democracy is still on the line’: 80th anniversary of D-Day — MSNBC, 6/6/2024
- The real audience for the ICC’s war crimes charges against Hamas and Israel — MSNBC, 5/22/24
- After the Iranian president’s death, all eyes are on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — MSNBC, 5/20/24
- Why the Israel-Iran conflict isn’t a reason to worry about a third World War — MSNBC, 4/19/24
- Devastating ripple effects will follow the killing of World Central Kitchen aid workers — MSNBC, 4/4/24
- Trump’s shadow diplomacy is a challenge to American democracy on a global scale — MSNBC, 4/2/24
- Egypt is flexing its muscle against Israel because the United States won’t — MSNBC, 2/16/24
- The dangerous desperation of Benjamin Netanyahu — MSNBC, 12/8/23
- Years ago, Netanyahu made a major mistake. The world is still paying the price. —MSNBC, 11/9/23
- Neither Iran nor Saudi Arabia have the Palestinian people’s best interests at heart — MSNBC, 10/10/23
- Israeli and Palestinian leaders failed miserably. Their people will pay the price. — MSNBC, 10/7/23
- Why Sudan’s power struggle is so ripe for foreign interference — MSNBC, 5/3/23
- Uganda’s new anti-LGBTQ bill grew out of a poisonous American seed — MSNBC, 3/25/23
- Saudi’s Crown Prince Is a Killer. So Why Is Biden Just Shrugging? — Daily Beast, 2/28/23
- Ukraine One Year Later — The Global Experience, 2/25/23
- Democracy Dies In a Circus — HuffPost, 1/13/23