33: Dr. Majid Rafizadeh

In the 33^rd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Dr. Majid Rafizadeh. Majid is an Iranian-American scholar, author and U.S. foreign policy specialist. He is the president of the International American Council, serves on the board of Harvard International Review at Harvard University and Harvard International Relations Council. He is also a member of Gulf 2000 Project at Columbia University’s school of International and Public Affairs, and has previously served as ambassador to the National Iranian-American Coucil based in Washington DC. They talk about wide range of subjects, including the Middle East, the US foreign policy, Iranian population as the model for reformation of Islam, the relationship between the western Liberals and radical Islam, Donald Trump, Islamic terrorism, as well as the recent referendum in Turkey and it’s consequences for the future of the Middle East and beyond.

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Links: 

• Dr. Majid Rafizadeh: http://scholar.harvard.edu/majidrafizadeh/biocv
• International American Council: www.iaccouncil.org/
• As a Muslim, I am Shocked by Liberals and Leftists: www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10091/muslims-liberals-leftists
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ‘Disqualified’ from Iran Elections: www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-disqualified-iran-elections-170420190716061.html
• Iran’s Political Power Structure: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xAitDru-U4
• Erdogan Claims Vast Powers in Turkey After Narrow Victory in Referendum: www.nytimes.com/2017/04/16/world/europe/turkey-referendum-polls-erdogan.html?_r=0
• How academics portray Islam as a’ victim’ of oppression — even as they defend violent Islamists – http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/barbara-kay-how-academics-portray-islam-a-victim-of-oppression-even-as-they-defend-violent-islamists