Hossein Seifzadeh
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Hossein Seifzadeh is an Iran
ian political scientist and author
. Seifzadeh had been a Professor
of Political Science
at University of Tehran
,before he was forced to retire, due to his opposition to fundamentalism and belief in pro-democracy and cosmopolitan perspectives. He has written 22 books and 189 English and Persian academic papers. and the younger brother of Mohammad Seifzadeh
, Iranian lawyer and Human Rights activist, currently in prison for defending human right activists and political prisonners.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian political scientist and author
Author
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. Seifzadeh had been a Professor
Professor
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of Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at University of Tehran
University of Tehran
The University of Tehran , also known as Tehran University and UT, is Iran's oldest university. Located in Tehran, the university is among the most prestigious in the country, and is consistently selected as the first choice of many applicants in the annual nationwide entrance exam for top Iranian...
,before he was forced to retire, due to his opposition to fundamentalism and belief in pro-democracy and cosmopolitan perspectives. He has written 22 books and 189 English and Persian academic papers. and the younger brother of Mohammad Seifzadeh
Mohammad Seifzadeh
Mohammad Seifzadeh is an Iranian lawyer, a former judge, human rights activist and a cofounder of Centre for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran. He and the older brother of Hossein Seifzadeh, Iranian Political Scientist....
, Iranian lawyer and Human Rights activist, currently in prison for defending human right activists and political prisonners.