Dr. Mahnaz Shirali is an Iranian author and political sociologist. She graduated in architecture engineering from faculty of fine arts of Tehran University in 1992. She moved to France in 1994 where she obtained her PhD in sociology from School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris in 2000.[1] Her PhD thesis was about crisis in youth Iranian generation.[2]

Mahnaz Shirali
مهناز شیرالی
Shirali on VOA in 2018
Born1965
NationalityIranian, French
Occupation(s)Author
Political sociologist
Years active2000–
Known forViews on Iran
Notable workThe Mystery of Contemporary Iran

She was then appointed as a lecturer of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) as political sociologist and an expert on Iran,[3][failed verification] as well as director of studies at the Catholic University of Paris.[4][failed verification]

She, as a writer and expert on Iran, has collaborated with various Persian and French-speaking media around the world such as Radio France Internationale.,[5][6] BBC,[7] Voice of America,[8] Le Point,[9] Le Monde,[10] Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS),[11][12] Arte,[13][14][15] TV5Monde,[16] France 24,[17] Vatican Radio,[18] Radio France Culture,[19] Iran International,[20] Liberté Algeria,[21] France TV,[22] RT France[23][24] and the Huffington Post[25]

She has authored several books in French and English on the sociological, political, religious and historical aspects of Iran. Among them are The Mystery of Contemporary Iran and La jeunesse iranienne: une génération en crise.[26][27]

Mahnaz Shirali is a human rights and Iranian women's rights activist and has lectured at various congresses in the field.[28][29]

Bibliography

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  • Mahnaz Shirali, The Mystery of Contemporary Iran, New Brunswik (USA) and London (UK), Transaction Publishers, October 2014, 276 p. ISBN 9781351479134
  • Mahnaz Shirali, La malédiction du religieux. L’échec de la pensée démocratique en Iran, Préface de Dominique Schnapper, Paris, François Bourin éditeur, septembre 2012, 470 p. ISBN 9782849413418
  • Mahnaz Shirali and Dominique Schnapper, Entre islam et démocratie: parcours de jeunes français d'aujourd'hui, Paris, Armand-Colin, octobre 2007, 291 p. ISBN 9782200351014
  • Mahnaz Shirali, La jeunesse iranienne : une génération en crise, Préface d’Alain Touraine, Paris, Le Monde/Presses Universitaires de France, Quatrième édition du "Prix Le Monde de la recherche universitaire", novembre 2001, 250 p. ISBN 9782130637820

References

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  1. ^ "نیازهای مبرم زن ایرانی در دوران کنونی". asre-nou.net (in Persian). Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ Shirali, Mahnaz (1 January 2000). La jeunesse iranienne, une génération en crise : étude de cas les jeunes du quartier Gisha de Téhéran (thesis thesis). Paris, EHESS.
  3. ^ "مقالات برگزیده رسانه های فرانسوی در روز پنج شنبه 26/10/1398". mfa.gov.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ لندن, کیهان (9 January 2020). "قاسم سلیمانی، قصاب مردم یا قهرمان اسلام سیاسی" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ "چشم‌انداز روز – ملت ایران بیش از همه از پیروزی مردم معترض لبنان و عراق سود خواهد برد- گفتگو با مهناز شیرآلی". ار.اف.ای – RFI (in Persian). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Religions du monde – Iran ou le chiisme malade de la politique". RFI (in French). 2 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ صفحه دو: اعتراضات ادامه‌دار در ایران, retrieved 26 January 2020
  8. ^ Washington Forum du 11 mai 2018: Nucléaire iranien, pourquoi cette volte-face de Donald Trump?, retrieved 26 January 2020
  9. ^ "La jeunesse iranienne ne veut plus des ayatollahs". lepoint.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Mahnaz Shirali". lemonde.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Le spectre d'une guerre à large échelle est-il écarté? – Vidéo". Play RTS (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  12. ^ Infrarouge, R. T. S. (16 January 2020). "RTS Infrarouge". @RTSinfrarouge (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Iran : la révolte peut-elle ébranler le régime?". Arte.tv (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  14. ^ "28minutes – Arte". @28minutes (in French). 14 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  15. ^ La colère des Iraniens peut-elle ébranler le régime des mollahs ? – 28 minutes – ARTE, retrieved 26 January 2020
  16. ^ Mort de Soleimani : les Américains fédèrent les Iraniens et leurs alliés contre eux, retrieved 26 January 2020
  17. ^ Retrait américain de l'accord sur le nucléaire iranien : le jour d'après, retrieved 26 January 2020
  18. ^ "Les causes du mécontentement des Iraniens – Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va (in French). 2 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Mahnaz Shirali : biographie, actualités et émissions France Culture". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  20. ^ آیا ایران و آمریکا برای مذاکره به هم نزدیک شده‌اند؟, retrieved 26 January 2020
  21. ^ liberte-algerie.com. ""Le système de gouvernance ethnique et religieuse ne fonctionne plus"". liberte-algerie (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  22. ^ Iran : pourquoi Trump renverse la table ? #cdanslair 09.05.2018, retrieved 26 January 2020
  23. ^ Iran : Mahnaz Shirali dénonce la "logique suicidaire" des dirigeants iraniens, retrieved 26 January 2020
  24. ^ Attaque de l'ambassade américaine en Irak 🇮🇶 : l'analyse de Mahnaz Shirali, retrieved 26 January 2020
  25. ^ "Mahnaz Shirali". Le Huffington Post (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  26. ^ Shirali, Mahnaz (1 November 2001). La jeunesse iranienne : une génération en crise (in French). Presses Universitaires de France. ISBN 978-2-13-063782-0.
  27. ^ Shirali, Mahnaz (28 July 2017). The Mystery of Contemporary Iran. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-47913-4.
  28. ^ "پايان همايش پژوهش در فرهنگ باستان". ‌‌‌ ‌BBC (in Persian). 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  29. ^ "سمینار "جامعه مدنی و جنبش‌های زنان در ایران" در برلین". DW (in Persian). 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.