David J. Madden graduated from the University of Exeter, in Economic & Political Development, BA (hons). After a career in banking and finance, he managed and directed a successful charity campaign working across education, health and social justice. He has been working latterly as a translator for Solidarité Internationale, writing for various middle-east affairs organisations, and blogging on the Palestine-Israel conflict. His particular interest is in the post-Mossadeq period of Iranian politics.