Asef Bayat (Persian: آصف بیات) is an Iranian-American scholar. He is currently the Catherine and Bruce Bastian Professor of Global and Transnational Studies, Sociology, and Middle Eastern studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was previously a Professor of Sociology and Middle Eastern studies and held the Chair of Society and Culture of…
Babak Azizzadeh, MD, FACS,is an American facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He is the founder and president of the FPBPF (Facial Paralysis & Bells Palsy Foundation), a non-profit organization committed to the treatment of individuals with facial nerve paralysis and Bell’s palsy. Dr. Azizzadeh is co-director of the facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship…
Mariam Memarsadeghi (Persian: مریم معمارصادقی) is an Iranian-American activist advocating regime change in Iran. Media commentary Memarsadeghi was born in Iran, but left the country as a child during the 1979 revolution.[1] She provides media commentary on issues such as democratic transition, women’s rights, civil society, civic education, Middle East politics, internet freedom, and social media. She…
Akbar Atri (Persian: اكبر عطرى) is an Iranian democracy and human rights activist. He is the co-founder and co-director of Tavaana: E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society. Atri joined the Iranian student movement in 1995 and was elected to a central leadership role in Tahkim Vahdat, Iran’s largest and most prominent student…
