Iranian intellectual community: Mashayekhi

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Iranian intellectual community: Mashayekhi
by Shorts
09-Oct-2011
 

It is with deep sadness that we have learned of the passing of our distinguished friend and colleague, the Iranian-American sociologist Dr. Mehrdad Mashayekhi. A prominent political analyst and public intellectual, Mehrdad Mashayekhi died Wednesday October 5, 2011, at his home in Vienna, Virginia.

Dr. Mashayekhi was born in 1953 in Tehran and had lived in the U.S. since 1972. He received his B.A in economics from Case Western Reserve University (1976) and Ph.D in sociology from the American University (1979).

Dr. Mashayekhi was a visiting assistant professor of sociology at Georgetown University and University of Maryland, teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses on political sociology, globalization, social change and development, social inequality, social movements, and the process of democratization in the Middle East. In the past, he also taught at George Mason University and St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Dr. Mashayekhi's research was focused on student movements, Islamic reformism, civil society and democratization, political culture, and current political affairs. As a prolific writer and acute analyst of contemporary Iranian political affairs, he was a regular contributor to Iranian media inside and outside Iran. He was a frequent speaker in political forums in universities and served as an analyst of Iranian events in Persian diasporic media as well as Voice of America, BBC, Deutche Welle, and French and Australian media outlets.

Dr. Mashayekhi was coeditor of Political Culture in the Islamic Republic (Routledge, 1992) and author of “Culture of Mistrust: A Sociological Analysis of Iranian Political Culture” in the Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought (2006). His books in Persian include Towards Democracy a Secular Republic in Iran: Essays in Political Sociology (2007), and Iranian Green Movement and Rainbow Democracy (2010). He also participated in numerous panels and presented papers at the American Sociological Association, Middle East Studies Association, and the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis.

Dr. Mashayekhi is survived by his wife Fataneh Afrashteh Mashayekhi. We offer our condolences to his wife, parents, siblings, colleagues, and students.

The Iranian intellectual community has lost one of its most passionate and articulate voices for social justice and democratic change. His legacy of political activism and progressive analysis of Iranian politics and society is cherished by his many students, fellow activists, and colleagues inside and outside Iran.

1. Ervand Abrahamian, City University of New York.

2. Hossein Akhavi-Pour, Hamline University

3. Ali Afshari, George Washington University

4. Reza Afshari, Pace University

5. Farhad Afsharvand, Computer Scientist

6. Kazem Alamdari, California State University

7. Fatemeh Aman, Journalist, Independent Media, and Political Analyst

8. Javad Aman, Scientist, Integrated Biotherapeutics, MD

9. Elahe Amani, California State University, Fullerton

10. Fariba Amini, Journalist

11. Mehdi Amini, ValueOptions, Reston, VA

12. Houshang Amirahmadi, Rutgers University

13. Said Amir Arjomand, State University of New York at Stony Brook

14. Faraj Ardalan, Retired Professor, International Ed.Consultant

15. Daryoush Ashouri, Author, Translator, France

16. Arjang A. Assad, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

17. Amir Houshang Aryanpour, Author, Retired Admiral

18. Ahmad Ashraf, Columbia University

19. Touraj Atabaki, Leiden University

20. Fakhreddin Azimi, University of Connecticut

21. Hossein Bagher Zadeh, Former Professor of Tehran University

22. Heibatollah Baghi, George Mason University

23. Shaul Bakhash, George Mason University

24. Ali Banuazizi, Boston College

25. Hossein Bashiriyeh, Syracuse University

26. Mehran Barati, Free University Berlin

27. Asef Bayat, University of Illinois

28. Sohrab Behdad, Denison University

29. Masoud Behnoud, Writer and Coloumnist

30. Maziar Behrooz, San Francisco State University

31. Cyrus S. Behroozi, Indiana University

32. Hooman Beygi, Statistician in Cepholon, Inc., Frazer, PA

33. Cyrus Bina, University of Minnesota, Morris

34. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Syracuse University

35. Mohammad A. Chaichian, Mount Mercy University

36. Houchang Chehabi, Boston University

37. Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University

38. Mehrdad Darvishpour, Mälardalen University, Sweden

39. Fariba Davodi Mohajer, Journalist

40. Manochehr Dorraj, Texas Christian University

41. Goudarz Eghtedari, Voice of the Middle East

42. Kaveh Ehsani, DePaul University

43. Nader Entessar, University of South Alabama

44. Mansour Farhang, Bennington College

45. Farideh Farhi, University of Hawai’i , Manoa

46. Amir Fassihi, Nowruz Foundation for Nonviolence

47. Nazila Fathi, Fellow at Harvard University, Former NYT Reporter

48. Amir H. Gandjbakhche, National Institutes of Health

49. Akbar Ganji, Author and Journalist

50. Violet Garoosi, Biosignal Analyst, Informatica, Vienna, VA

51. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, University of Illinois, Urbana

52. M. R. Ghanoonparvar, The University of Texas at Austin

53. Kobra Ghasemi, Radio Zamaneh

54. Elham Gheytanchi, Santa Monica College

55. Reza Goharzad, KIRN Radio

56. Reza Ghorashi, Stockton College

57. Saeid Golkar, Northwestern University

58. Shahla Haeri, Boston University

59. Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Nonviolent Initiative for Democracy Inc

60. Hossein Hamedani, Marquette University

61. Nader Hashemi, University of Denver

62. Bijan Hekmat, Researcher and Political Analyst

63. Tahereh Alavi Hojjat, DeSales University

64. Mehdi Hojjat, Neumann University

65. Saeed Honarmand, Ohio State University

66. Marzie Jafari, City University of New York

67. Ramin Jahanbegloo, University of Toronto

68. Farshid Jahanshahi, Oklahoma State University

69. Jahanshah Javid, Iranian.com

70. Mohsen Kadivar, Duke University

71. Abdee Kalantari, Writer and Critic, www.nilgoon.org

72. Alayar Kangarlu, Columbia University

73. Mehrangiz Kar, Human Rights Lawyer, Writer, Essayist

74. Kazem Kardavani, Sociologist, EHESS - Paris

75. Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, University of Maryland

76. Homa Katouzian, St Antony’s College

-- Mosaddegh Katouzian, journalist.

77. Farhad Kazemi, New York University

78. Fatemeh Keshavarz, Washington University in St. Louis

79. Ahmad Khalili, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

80. Mehdi.Khanbaba.Tehrani, Political Analyst

81. Farhad Khosrokhavar, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris

82. Ali Kiafar, University of California – Riverside

83. Azadeh Kian, University of Paris 7-Diderot

84. Jaleh Lackner-Gohari, Ret. IAEA, UN Medical Coordinator, Vienna- Austria

85. Abdolkarim Lahiji, Vice President, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues

86. Ali Akbar Mahdi, Ohio Wesleyan University

87. Farshad Malekahmadi, Naugatuck Valley Community College

88. Afshin Matin-Asgari, California State University, Los Angeles

89. Abbas Milani, Stanford University

90. Farzaneh Milani, University of Virginia

91. Ghafour Mirzaei, Author and Political Analyst

92. Ida Mirzaie, Ohio State University

93. Mansoor Moaddel, Eastern Michigan University

94. Taghi Mokhtar, Editor/Publisher, Iranians Weekly

95. Ziba Mir-Hosseini, London School of Oriental and African Studied

96. Ali Mirsepassi, New York University

97. Haideh Moghissi, York University, Canada

98. Majid Mohammadi, Sociologist and Freelance Writer

99. Afshin Molavi, New America Foundation

100. Mahmood Monshipouri, San Francisco State University

101. Reza.Mousoli, Canterbury Christ Church University

102. Hamid Naficy, Northwestern University

103. Rasool Nafisi, Strayer University

104. Arash Naraghi, Moravian College

105. Mohamad Navab, University of California Los Angeles

106. Ali Nayeri, University of California, Santa Barbara

107. Mohammad-Reza Nikfar, Independent Scholar and Philosopher, Germany

108. Azam Niroomand-Rad, Georgetown University Medical Center

109. Massoud Noghrehkar, Author and Political Analyst

110. Farhad Nomani, American University of Paris, France

111. Esmail Nooriala, Editor, New Secularism

112. Saeed Paivandi, University of Nancy, France

113. Nasser Pakdaman, University Denis DIDEROT, Paris

114. Misagh Parsa, Dartmouth College

115. Trita Parsi, National Iranian American Council

116. Danny Postel, Editor/Journalist

117. Parvaneh Pourshariati, Ohio State University

118. Masoud Olfat, University of Maryland, College Park

119. Saeed Rahnema, York University, Canada

120. Ali Rakei, Theoretical Physicist, Qinetiq Corp

121. Muhammad Sahimi, University of Southern California.

122. Akbar Saif, Political Activist, Sweden

123. Ahmad Sadri, Lake Forest College

124. Houman Sadri, University of Central Florida

125. Mahmoud Sadri, Texas Women's University

126. Nina Samsami, The Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center, Bakersfield, CA

127. Reza Sarhangi, Towson University, Maryland

128. Homa Sarshar Journalist

129. Hasan Shahpari, Community College of Philadelphia

130. Hossein Shahidi, Jordan Media Institute

131. Hasan Shariatmadari, Researcher and Political Analyst

132. Ebrahim Soltani, St. Lawrence University

133. Kamran Talattof, University of Arizona

134. Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, University of Toronto

135. Bahram Tavakolian, Denison University

136. Ali Tayefi, Sociologists without borders SSF-Iran

137. Nayereh Tohidi, California State University

138. Peyman Vahabzadeh, University of Victoria, Canada

139. Farzin Vahdat, Vassar College

140. Hossein Zahedi, Author and Political Analyst

141. Hamid Zangeneh, Widener University

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