Majid Mohammadi: 3 books
Political Islam in Post-Revolutionary Iran
Shi'i Ideologies in Islamist Discourse
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
In the wake of the Iranian Revolution of 1978/79, the regime that took power sought to establish a form of government modelled on a particular understanding of political Islam. And since this revolution, Shi'i Islam has been used in various ways to justify political activity, both by those in government...
Judicial Reform and Reorganization in 20th Century Iran
State-Building, Modernization and Islamicization
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Iran is now at the center of political and social developments in the Middle East. This book examines the reform of the judicial system in 20th century Iran and is the first to relate state-building process with rule of law promotion and judicial reform in the region. This subject occupies the critical...
The Iranian Reform Movement
Civil and Constitutional Rights in Suspension
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
This book analyzes the reform movement in Iran and traces its political roots from the beginning of the 20th century to its relative demise with the purging of the Green Movement after the 2009 disputed elections. The author explains how this movement was shaped in a country with an authoritarian...