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Dr. Razani received his BS in economics and public administration from Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran. After completing military service, he traveled to the United States and received his master’s degree in economics and his PhD in sociology from Southern Illinois University. Dr. Razani has taught economic and sociology courses including Introductory Economics, Introductory Sociology, Social Stratification, Social Change, Contemporary Social Problems, and Sociological Theory, at both undergraduate and graduate levels at Southern Illinois University, Ramapo College (Mahwah, NJ), and Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ). He has done extensive research on subjects related to the politics of Iran and the Middle East, focusing upon issues of democracy, social justice, and social movements, and has delivered public lectures and speeches on these topics throughout the United States and Canada. He has authored and translated numerous analytical articles on Iran and the Middle East for such publications as Iran Today, and Akhgar in the United States, and Tchissta, a monthly journal in Tehran.