Mehdi Saharkhiz is a graphic designer, photographer, journalist and blogger from Iran who now lives in the United States. Initially not political, he was inspired by his father, Isa Saharkhiz, to become involved. The elder Saharkhiz, a prominent Iranian journalist and former spokesman for Mehdi Karroubi, is an outspoken leader in the pro-democracy Green movement. He was arrested last July and remains in prison.
Since last June's disputed election Mehdi Saharkiz has uploaded more than 2,600 separate “citizen journalism” video clips to his YouTube site. Saharkhiz’ reputation is based not just on the volume but also on the legitimacy of the videos. He is careful to check each video and to flag those that are not genuine. Saharkhiz has become the vehicle for Iranian citizen journalism.
Dr. Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York. He was born in Ahvaz, Iran. After attending college in Tehran he received a dual Ph.D. in Sociology of Culture and Islamic Studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University.
Professor Dabashi has written 20 books, edited 4, and contributed to many more. He is also the author of over 100 essays, articles and book reviews in major scholarly and peer reviewed journals on subjects ranging from Iranian Studies, medieval and modern Islam, comparative literature, world cinema, and the philosophy of art. Dabashi’s books include Authority in Islam; Theology of Discontent; Truth and Narrative; Close Up: Iranian Cinema; Staging a Revolution: The Art of Persuasion in the Islamic Republic of Iran; and Iran: a People Interrupted.
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