UCLA faculty experts advisory: Iranians vote in pivotal presidential election
By Office of Media Relations
June 11, 2009
Iranians will vote June 12 in a presidential election pitting hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadenijad against reformist former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Moussavi. The results will have strong implications for Iran's future relations with the West. UCLA has experts.
Leonard Binder, distinguished professor of political science and past director of the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, is an internationally known specialist on Middle East politics and Islamic political thought.
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Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon |310-206-1458 | ekivowitz@support.ucla.edu
Hossein Ziai, director of Iranian studies at UCLA and a professor in the department of Near Eastern languages and cultures, is an expert on Iran and Islamic philosophy.
Hossein Ziai, director of Iranian studies at UCLA and a professor in the department of Near Eastern languages and cultures, is an expert on Iran and Islamic philosophy.
Media contact:
Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon |310-206-1458 | ekivowitz@support.ucla.edu