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Mehrdad Mashayekhi

Mehrdad Mashayekhi is a professor of sociology and anthropology at Georgetown University. Among his books is (as co-editor) Iran: Political Culture in the Islamic Republic ( Routledge, 1992).

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A new era for Iran's democracy

Iran’s presidential election is a stage in the renewal of Iranian politics towards secularism, democracy, human rights and non-violence. Mehrdad Mashayekhi tells the story of an epoch-making shift.