Modernity, Democracy and Republic (Jomhouri), Mehrdad Darvishpour, Feb 19, 2005
Dr. Mehrdad Darvishpour, born and raised in Tehran, came to Sweden as a political refugee 20 years ago. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology. He is working at Stockholm University as a senior lecture and researcher. His dissertation was on immigrant women breaking the traditional family patterns. He is a well-known debater, active in the women’s movement, anti-racist and anti-war movement. He has published many articles on these subjects and appeared on numerous TV and radio shows as an advocate of these issues. He has published a number of articles in Persian, Swedish and English on Islamic revolution, modernity and democracy.