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MARLBORO—Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran, a New York Times bestseller and the Economist magazine’s Book of the Year for 2008, will speak at Marlboro College in the Whittemore Theater, Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m.
The title of his talk is “Modern Iran: The People, Their Lives and What Makes Them Tick."
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Born in Iran, and raised and educated in America, Majd is the son of an Iranian diplomat and grandson of an eminent ayatollah.
He has worked as an advisor and translator for two Iranian presidents, Mohammad Khatami and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on their trips to the United States and the United Nations.
In the lead-up to the 2009 Iranian presidential elections, Majd appeared on Dateline NBC as an expert on Iranian culture and wrote a cover story for Newsweek called ’’Tehran or Bust.’’
He also appeared on Charlie Rose and CNN, among other programs and networks, to provide analysis and insight into the post-election controversy.
The lecture will address the paradoxes Majd feels are inherent in the Iranian character and offers a corrective to portrayals of the Iranian people in the western media.
From women cab drivers to reform-minded ayatollahs, Iran is a country that wants better relations with the U.S.—but with respect.
Majd will also touch on the true motivations of Iran’s leaders, looking at the post-election political and religious landscape and its complex relationship to Iraq, the Middle East, and the rest of the world.
As a journalist, Majd has written for Salon, the New Yorker, GQ, and Time.
He also writes and is a contributing editor for Interview, and was an original blogger at Huffington Post, where he continues to write.
Copies of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ will be on sale in the lobby before and after the lecture.
For information, contact the Marlboro College Public Relations Department, 802-251-7644, or visit www.marlboro.edu.
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