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Author Archives: iPouya
Biden Easing U.S. Role in Yemen War Raises Prospects of Iran Diplomacy
My quotes in Newsweek:Â “Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Pouya Alimagham, an author and Middle East historian, joined the global calls for action on Yemen. He argued that Washington should press Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to halt the conflict, regardless of the … Continue reading
Judge a book by its cover, but look closely before you do
Cover story–literally the story behind why I chose this cover image for my book, Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings (published at The Iranian under the title: “Judge a book by its cover, but look closely before you do”). … Continue reading
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Quick Thoughts: Pouya Alimagham on the Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
My “Quick Thoughts” for Jadaliyya on the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Excerpt: “…if the entire premise of the sanctions regime was to pressure Iran to renegotiate the JCPOA, and no negotiations are to be had now that Trump is on … Continue reading
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Book Review: Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings
Book Review: “Even more remarkable, and as the title of Alimagham’s work clearly reflects, the author aims at understanding how the legacy of the 1978-1979 Iranian Revolution affected the popular protests that emerged three decades later. He convincingly defends the … Continue reading
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Book Talk at the Association of Iranian Professionals
See info here.
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UCI Book Talk
I’ll be giving a book talk at UCI on Friday, November 20. Check here for info and registration.
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Boston University
I’m teaching a course at BU for the first time–and it’s been an amazing experience being with these students under these circumstances. I’m still teaching full-time at MIT, but very much enjoying teaching an additional course at BU–despite the heavy … Continue reading
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Interview with Jadaliyya
My interview with Jadaliyya on my book–Excerpt: “While the book is based on my PhD dissertation, it is very much autobiographical—even though I am not directly present in the book. There are a few footnotes that include some relevant family … Continue reading
“John Bolton’s book revealed one major truth: Trump needs to fire Mike Pompeo”
My quote in The Independent: “Bolton is gone now. But Pompeo is still Secretary of State and he still wants war and regime change, not diplomacy and negotiation. Pompeo pushed Trump to approve the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, … Continue reading
MIT’s Center for International Studies Faculty Feature
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Contesting the Iranian Revolution: Understanding the Green Movement
Review by Daniel Larison at The American Conservative. Excerpt: “Alimagham has done a fine job of understanding and explaining the ideas and motivations of Green movement activists largely on their own terms and using their own words. It is an … Continue reading
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The Journey of an Iranian-American Scholar: An Interview with Dr. Pouya Alimagham
Read here (in-person interview at the end). Excerpt: “An important contribution to the study of Islam, Shiism, contemporary Iranian history and the genealogy of contentious politics in Iran, Alimagham’s book is beneficial to the scholar and the novice in understanding … Continue reading
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East is a Podcast: 10 Years after Green w/Pouya Alimagham
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Iran & U.S. Conflict & Political Turmoil (NomadLand Ep 24)
My podcast with Erfan and Yahia.
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“Why is the World Crumbling?â€
Our discussion on Found in Translation internet radio program.
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