Haidar Khezri

Haidar Khezri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Follow Haidar Khezri on Twitter @HaidarCKhezri

Iran: how to kill a language

Zara Mohammadi was sentenced to 10 years in prison for teaching Kurdish. This is part of a state policy against minorities.

By Haidar Khezri

/ 6 Aug 2020

Iran’s ongoing war against its religious minorities

Iran celebrates the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution by continuing its ongoing war against religious minorities.

By Haidar Khezri

/ 24 Feb 2020

Iran’s ongoing war against its religious minorities

Many birds, one stone: why did Iran execute 25 Sunni Kurds in August 2016?

In the chaos and instability the region is experiencing, now more than ever, religious and racial minorities find themselves between a rock and a hard place.

By Haidar Khezri

/ 21 Feb 2017