A talk at 12:30 on Tuesday 28th May in Lecture Theatre 1 in the IAIS by Dr Shabnam Holliday of Plymouth University and Ali Mossadegh from Exeter University about Iranian politics and society from 1979 to the present day.
Ali Mossadegh is a lecturer of Persian at Exeter University. He fought as a 2nd Lieutenant at the start of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) on the frontline and prior to that, lived through the Islamic Revolution 1979. Ali will be speaking about:
His personal experiences during the war as well as societal views at the time.
Dr Shabnam Holliday is an associate professor at Plymouth University. She is a leading expert on Iranian politics and society. She will be speaking about:
The Mahsa Amini protests and the view of the public towards the regime, the flare up in tensions between Israel and Iran and whether these issues pose a genuine threat to the Iranian regime.
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Past and Present in Iranian Society and Politics
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Past and Present in Iranian Society and Politics
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Exeter University
Exeter