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Iranian-American writer (born 1973)
Mohammadmehdi Khalaji
مهدی خلجی
Mehdi Khalaji in 2009
Born
(1973-09-21) 21 September 1973 (age 50)
Qom, Imperial State of Iran
Nationality
Iranian
Citizenship
United States
Alma mater
Qom Seminary[1]
Occupations
Writer
translator
journalist
scholar
cleric (formerly)
Organization
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Political party
Democratic Party[1]
Spouses
Mahmonir Rahimi
(divorced)
Mehrnoush Pourziae
(divorced)
Marjan Sheikholeslami
(divorced)
Parent
Mohammad-Taghi Khalaji[2] (father)
Mehdi Khalaji (Persian: مهدی خلجی, born 21 September 1973) is an Iranian-American writer, scholar of Islamic studies, political analyst and a former Shia cleric.[3] He has been researching at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy since 2005, and is now a senior research fellow focusing on the politics of Iran and Shiite groups in the Middle East. He has frequently contributed to media outlets such as The Guardian, BBC, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.
^ ab"An Interview with Mehdi Khalaji (Part One)". Be Ebarate Digar (Interview). Interviewed by Enayat Fani. London: BBC Persian. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Tarbiat Modares University
^International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Ayatollah Khalaji’s son: ‘My father was arrested for expressing his opinions’
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institutions, "building a system that serves and protects him". Former cleric MehdiKhalaji and Saeid Golkar, describe Khamenei's system as having creating a "parallel...
original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-08-24. Abrahamian 1989, pp. 172. MehdiKhalaji (January 2008), Apocalyptic Politics: On the Rationality of Iranian...
political activist, businesswoman and fugitive embezzler. She is married to MehdiKhalaji, the Libitzky Family Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East...
on Hashemi" (PDF). Al Shira. 3 November 1986. Retrieved 16 May 2016. MehdiKhalaji (February 2012). "Supreme Succession. Who Will Lead Post-Khamenei Iran...
elaborated on his short blog post on why he defends Iran. In November 2007, MehdiKhalaji, a fellow at a hawkish think-tank called Washington Institute for Near...
"top practitioner of psychological warfare". According to researcher MehdiKhalaji, he has relied on "innovatively circumventing economic sanctions, developing...
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low-ranking commander and even the names of their children'", according to MehdiKhalaji of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The Basij and Pasdaran...
September 2023. A History of Tension between Iran's Clerics and the State, MehdiKhalaji 26 July 2010 Washington Institute M. M. J. Fischer, Iran. From Religious...
Machine. 17 August 2009 Militarization of the Iranian Judiciary By MehdiKhalaji, 13 August 2009 "Sadeq Larijani to replace Shahroudi as judiciary chief:...
and 1978. He has ceased wearing clerical attire, that according to MehdiKhalaji, is in order to "disassociate himself with the pro-regime establishment"...
among Sunnis in Iran is Hanafi, established by Abu Hanifa. According to MehdiKhalaji, Salafi Islamic thoughts have been on the rise in Iran in recent years...
Persian-language romance novel by Iranian American writer and scholar MehdiKhalaji about the life of the son of an Ayatollah growing up in present-day...
giving them the opportunity to speak. The New York Times Magazine quoted MehdiKhalaji as "[VOA administrators] do not seem to be able to distinguish between...
2014-07-28. A History of Tension between Iran's Clerics and the State, MehdiKhalaji July 26th 2010 Washington Institute "UPDATE: A Guide to the Legal System...
Government, Guardianship of the jurist, was greatly influenced (according to MehdiKhalaji) by Rida's book (Persian: اسلام ناب) and by Rida's analysis of the post-colonial...
ideologues of the Islamic Republic [government of Iran]". According to MehdiKhalaji, he advises Ali Khamenei on social issues. Since he has not published...
Revolution. Cambridge University Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0521738149. MehdiKhalaji (11 June 2014), "Ailing Official Highlights Concentration of Power in...
to New York State Senate Zahra Karinshak, attorney and politician. MehdiKhalaji, political analyst, writer, and scholar of Shia Islamic studies. Senior...
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