.Maziar Behrooz was born in Tehran-Iran. He received his B.A degree in History-Government from Saint Mary College of California (1982), his M.A. in Modern History of Europe from San Francisco State University (1986), and his Ph.D. in Modern History of the Near East from University of California, Los Angeles (1993). He has authored numerous articles and book chapters on Iran and has authored two books on the history of the left movement in Iran. His first book is Rebels with a Cause {1999, papernack in 2000 and 2024} has been translated into Persian (2001) and Turkish (2006). His second book is Perspectives on the History of Rebels with a Cause in Iran (2006) is a collection of articles and interviews on the left movement in Iran, translated and published in Iran. His current research project is about the late 18th century-early 19th century encounters between Iran and the Western world and is titled: Iran at War: Interactions with the Modern World and the Struggle with Imperial Russia (2023).

Iran-Afghanistan

Professor, San Francisco State University