Select list of persons interviewed in Iran
Names withheld by request
Academia
Dr. Abdol karim Biazar shirazi Chancellor, Islamic Religions University
Massoumeh Ebtekar Professor, Immunology Department, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modarres University; Vice-President (1997 – 2005), Islamic Republic of Iran; Head (1997 – 2005), Environmental Protection Organization of Iran
Azarakhsh Mokri, M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Science
Anonymous Professor, University of Tehran
Business
Ali, mid-30s Restaurateur, Tehran
Ahmed, 34 Businessman/Energy Sector, Tehran
Anonymous, 37 Computer Salesman/Entrepreneur Tehran
Mehdi, 27 Network Administrator/Small Business Owner, Esfahan, Shiraz and Tehran
Sami, 26 Entrepreneur, Esfahan and Tehran
Think Tanks and NGOs
Laleh Daraie National Coordinator, Small Grants Programme, United Nations Development Programme
Saied Ferdowsi Programme Analyst, Energy, Environment, and Disaster Management Cluster, United Nations Development Programme
Hamidreza Taherinakhost Clinical Psychologist, Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies
Anonymous International Agency, Tehran
Anonymous Women’s Rights Advocate, Tehran
Science
Mostafa, late 30s Agricultural Professor, Tehran
Anonymous Medical Researcher – Drug Treatment Tehran
Anonymous Medical Researcher – Drug Treatment Tehran
Anonymous Physician, Esfahan
Anonymous Physician, Esfahan
Iranian Voices
Anahita, 23 Graduate Student, Tehran
Mehdi, 24 Graduate Student, Tehran
Sarah, mid-20s Tour Organizer, Tehran
Woman, 40s School Teacher, Tehran
Man, mid-60s Tour Guide, Tehran
Man, 50s Former Naval Officer; Driver Tehran
Man, 40s Scientist, Tehran
Man, 50s Diplomat, Tehran
Man, 67 Driver, Tehran
Man, mid-60s Driver, Tehran
Woman, 32 Nurse, Tehran
Woman, 30s Activist – Women’s Rights, Tehran
Man, 40s Taxi Driver, Tehran
Man, late 40s Shop Owner, Shiraz
Women, 20 and 23 Graduate Students, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz
Pega, 20 Student of Architectural Design Islamic Azad University, Shiraz
Woman, 21 Student of Architectural Design Islamic Azad University, Shiraz
Man, early 20s Software-Engineering Student, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz
Man, 50-60s Shopkeeper, Shiraz
Men, mid-20s Jobseekers, Shiraz
Sarah, 21 Student of English, Yazd
Maryam, 20 Student of English, Yazd
Men – 20, 20, and 22 Computer engineers, Yazd
Man, late 50s Occupation Unknown, Yazd
Man, 28 Entrepreneur, Yazd
Man, mid-50s Professor, Yazd
Hazera boy, 14-15 Student, Esfahan
Man, mid-40s Research Doctor, Esfahan
Men, early-mid 30s Accountants, Esfahan
Neguin, 30 Scholar, Caspian Coast
Media
Azadeh Moaveni Tehran Correspondent, Time Magazine
Anonymous Journalist, Tehran
Religion and Culture
Anonymous Cleric, Qom
Persons interviewed in North America and Europe
Academia
Reza Aslan Doctoral Candidate, Sociology of Religions, University of California, Santa Barbara
William O. Beeman Chairperson, Anthropology Department University of Minnesota
Richard W. Bulliet Professor of Middle Eastern History, Middle East Institute, Columbia University
Fatemeh Haghighatjoo Visiting Scholar, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Member (2000-2004), Iranian Parliament
Bernard Haykel Associate Professor, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies New York University
Hossein Kamaly Librarian, Middle East and Jewish Studies, Columbia University Libraries
Alidad Mafinezam Director of Research, Mosaic Institute
Vali R. Nasr Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Professor of Middle East and South Asia Politics, Naval Postgraduate School
Gary Sick Senior Research Scholar, Middle East Institute, School of International and Public Affairs Columbia University
Neguin Yavari Assistant Professor of History & Humanities, The New School for Social Research
Business
Amir Farmanfarmaian Managing Director, Fortune Asset Management Ltd.
Nazanine Farmanfarmaian Designer, Tassoudji Designs
Salman Farmanfarmaian Principle, SCP Partners
Law
Cyrus Amir-Mokri Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Think Tanks and NGOs
Mehdi Faridzadeh Founder and President, The International Society for Iranian Culture
Stephen Heintz President, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Lt. Col (Ret.) Paul Hughes Senior Program Officer, Center for Post- Conflict Peace and Stability Operations, United States Institute for Peace
Priscilla Lewis Deputy Director, American Strategy Program, Director, U.S. in the World Initiative, New America Foundation
Genevieve Lynch Director, Kenbe Foundation, Co-Chair, the Pluralism Fund
Sayyeda Mirza-Jafri Project Manager, One Nation – With Liberty and Justice for All, Housed at the EastWest Institute
John Edwin Mroz Founder, President, and CEO, EastWest Institute
M. Baquer Namazi Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hamyaran Iran NGO Resource Center
Siamak Namazi Managing Director, Atieh Bahar Consulting
Trita Parsi Managing Director National Iranian American Council
Mohammad Reza Salamat Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Division of Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
David Speedie Special Advisor to the President and Director, Islam Project, Carnegie Corporation of NY
Stephen Tankel Coordinator of Studies, EastWest Institute
Anisseh Van Engeland Consultant, Action des Chrétiens Pour L’ Abolition de la Torture, Paris
U.S. Government
R. Nicholas Burns Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Department of State
Suzanne Maloney, Ph.D Policy Planning Staff, Office of the Secretary, Department of State
Karen Volker Policy Planning Staff, Office of the Secretary, Department of State
Iranian Government
H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad President, Islamic Republic of Iran
Bahman Naimiarfa First Counselor, Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations
H.E. Dr. M. Javad Zarif Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations
Mrs. Maryam Zarif Member, Network 20/20 International Committee
Anonymous Current Government Official, Islamic Republic of Iran
Media
Godfrey Cheshire Film Critic, Independent Weekly
Roxane Farmanfarmaian Editor, Cambridge Review of International Affairs
Akbar Ganji Iranian Journalist and Writer
