Iran Almost Executed Him. He Opposes Regime Change.

Behrooz Ghamari, who was once on death row in Iran, reflects on the politics of trauma. Behrooz Ghamari is an Iranian-born American historian, sociologist, & professor, known for his work on the Iranian revolution & its aftermath. He is a fellow at the Center for Place, Culture, & Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center & is affiliated w/ the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto. Formerly, he was Professor & Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies & Director of the Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University. He is the author of 4 books on different aspects & historical context of the Iranian revolution of 1979 & its aftermath: "Islam & Dissent in Post-Revolutionary Iran"; "Foucault in Iran: Islamic Revolution after the Enlightenment"; "Remembering Akbar: Inside the Iranian Revolution," https://orbooks.com/catalog/remembering-akbar/ & most recently "The Long War on Iran: New Events, Old Questions." https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-long-war-on-iran/ ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps_