Manshour Varasteh
Manshour Varasteh | |
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.jpg) Manshour Varasteh in 2015 | |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University |
Manshour Varasteh (Persian: منشور وارسته) is an academic author, researcher, and political activist.[1][2][3] He serves as a member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, appearing in several of the group's broadcasts.[4][5]
Formative years and education[edit]
As a political activist during Pahlavi dynasty, he was detained by SAVAK. After release, he began to study the organized anti-shah resistance becoming familiar with Massoud Rajavi's People's Mujahedin of Iran.[5] Until the 1979 Revolution and down fall of Pahlavi dynasty in Iran, he was barred from leaving the country. After the revolution, he was involved in promoting human rights through NGO’s. Due to his activities he was forced to leave Iran in 1981 and has been living in exile ever since.[better source needed] By 1990, he got his PhD in International Politics from The University of Wales/Aberystwyth.[6]
Publications[edit]
Varasteh has published books in English and Persian which included:
- Iran and International Community.[7][8]
- The Mullah's nightmare (in Persian).[9]
- Ascent and Descent of Marxist forces in Contemporary Iran.[6]
- Iran's National Security Doctrine, From Khatami to Ahmadinejad (in Persian).[10]
- Understanding Iran's National Security Doctrine, New Millennium.[11][12]
- Against all odds (in Persian).[13]
- Foundation of democracy in free Iran (in Persian).
References and notes[edit]
- ^ Ferrier, R. W. (October 1992). "Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Manshour Varasteh (ed.): Iran and the international community. xvi, 191 pp. London and New York: Routledge, 1991. £35". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 55 (3): 566–568. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00003918. ISSN 1474-0699. S2CID 162468436.
- ^ "MANSHOUR VARASTEH". Biteback Publishing.
- ^ "İran İslam Devrimi 40. yılında: Şah karşıtı solculara ne oldu?". BBC.
- ^ "گفتگو با منشور وارسته و حسین جهانسوز از اعضای شورای ملی مقاومت ایران". youtube.com. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ a b "Simay Azadi TV ایران آزاد – گفتگو با منشور وارسته، عضو شورای ملی مقاومت ایران". youtube.com. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ a b Varasteh, Manshour (2009-10-23). "Ascent and Descent of Marxist forces in Contemporary Iran. Case Study: People's Fedaii and Tudeh Party". Cadair Home. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ Varasteh, Manshour (1991). Iran and the international community. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-04184-3.
- ^ "Vol. 55, No. 3, 1992 of Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London on JSTOR". JSTOR i225552.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Varasteh, Manshour (2019). "The Mullah's nightmare". London: Mixam. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ Varasteh, Manshour (2008). Iran's National Security Doctrine, From Khatami to Ahmadinejad. Paris, France: Rahyar Publishing, Ltd.
- ^ Varasteh, Manshour (2013). Understanding Iran's national security doctrine : the new millennium. Leicestershire, UK: Troubador Publishing, Ltc. ISBN 978-1-78088-557-5.
- ^ Varasteh, Manshour. "Understanding Iran's National Security Doctrine". Troubador. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ Varasteh, Manshour (2015). Against all odds. Cergy-Pontoise, France: Bonyad Rezaiha Association. ISBN 978-2-916531-29-8.