Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Ph.D. has studied political science and theology and is the author of more than 30 books, both scholarly and fiction, including 7 poetry books -- on the pandemic, Ukraine war, 9/11 tragedy, Iran's heroic women, law and (in) justice, love, and peace. Kaveh's feminist novel, Shiraz Diaries & Jallad, has been praised by NYU Professor Chelkowski as one of the most imaginative literary works on post-revolutionary Iran. (https://www.amazon.com/Shiraz-Diaries-Jallad-Novel-Contemporary/dp/B09QP3K9B6/)

Kaveh's writings have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including UN Chronicle, New York Times, Boston Globe, London's Guardian, Berlin's dailies, and Harvard Theological Review, among others. Kaveh studied with the radical historian Howard Zinn and shares Howard's knack for anti-war activism and radical critique of power.

Kaveh's personal website is: www.kavehafrasiabi.com

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