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Nov 2020
45m 37s

The Ayatollahs No Longer Differ

NEGAR MORTAZAVI
About this episode

Negar Mortazavi speaks with Hooman Majd, an Iranian-American author and journalist, about contemporary Iranian politics. He was born in a diplomatic family before the 1979 revolution in Iran, attended school in Europe, and now lives in New York. He has written three books on Iran; The Ayatollah Begs to Differ (2008), The Ayatollahs’ Democracy (2010), and The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay (2013).

*This episode was made possible with support from Heinrich Boll Foundation. Music by 127.

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