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Author: Shervin Malekzadeh

The Stories They Carried with Them

Published July 2, 2019by Shervin Malekzadeh 1 Comment

by Shervin Malekzadeh A friend asks me if I’ll write about the latest violence between the United States and Iran. I tell him no: I am out of words. This is an era of machines killing machines, and humans are… Continue Reading →

Iran Donald Trump, Iran, nationalism, Shervin Malekzadeh

Reliving the Ahmadinejad-Mousavi Debate

Published June 10, 2019by Shervin Malekzadeh 2 Comments

by Shervin Malekzadeh Before there was a Green Movement in Iran, there came the Green Wave: nearly a month of unprecedented campaigning and democratic mobilization leading into the June 12, 2009 presidential election. I was lucky to have experienced both… Continue Reading →

Iran Iran, Iranian Politics, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mohammad Khatami, Shervin Malekzadeh

Iran’s University Admissions: Barrier to Corruption

Published May 23, 2019by Shervin Malekzadeh 8 Comments

by Shervin Malekzadeh The unfolding university admissions scandal here in the United States has been an education in American exceptionalism. That the standard of entry to higher education might include the ability to play squash or ride a show horse… Continue Reading →

Iran academy, Ayatollah Khomenei, education, entrance exams, Iran, konkur, Shah, Shervin Malekzadeh

The 1979 Revolution: Unfinished Business in Iran

Published February 11, 2019by Shervin Malekzadeh 4 Comments

by Shervin Malekzadeh Iran turns 40 on Monday, give or take a few thousand years. As part of the official commemorations for the anniversary of the 1979 Revolution, or what is known in Iran as “Ten Days of Dawn” (Dahe–ye… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Iran 1979 revolution, Green Movement, Iran, Mohammad Khatami, ritual, Shervin Malekzadeh

Trump, Iran, and the Mother of All Tales

Published July 26, 2018by Shervin Malekzadeh 11 Comments

by Shervin Malekzadeh It was a lion’s tail that made Trump roar. Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, in a televised speech this past Sunday, warned the US that it harmed its own interests by preventing Iran from exporting oil to the… Continue Reading →

Iran Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Hassan Rouhani, Iran, Javad Zarif, JCPOA, Mike Pompeo, nuclear deal, Qassem Sueleimani, Sanctions

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