He is also an administrative consultant with Youth Bridges, an NGO based in Iraq. In 2016, Mr. Haskan worked as cultural advisor and translator for RYOT and the Huffington Post. From 2015 to 2016, he also served as a business development officer for the International Organization for Migration. Before graduating from the American University of Iraq–Sulaimani, Mr. Haskan founded several youth-based civic education initiatives where he sought to strengthen the principles of pluralism through regular workshops in local villages. From 2005 to 2008, he worked as an interpreter for U.S. Troops in Iraq. Mr. Haskan's work has appeared in the Iowa Review, and he has been featured in the New Yorker and Vogue.