Majid Rafizadeh (bio)

Ambassador, Scholar, Middle East Expert, Human Rights Activists, Foreign Policy Specialists

Contact: Prof. Majid Rafizadeh Mailing Address: Los Angeles, California, United States of America Phone: E-mail: majid_rafizadeh@hotmail.com findCE GPA: This speaker is not yet rated. Click here to view a sample report card Click here to rate Majid Rafizadeh

Ambassador: National Iranian American Council and Harvard International Review

Biography:

Majid Rafizadeh is author, scholar, Middle East expert, political analyst and human rights activist. He is ambassador to the National Iranian-American Council. Rafizadeh is editor, writes columns for Harvard International Review, and he is guest editor for Voice of America (Middle East Voices project). As Fulbright Teaching scholar, he taught in the religious studies department at University of California, Santa Barbara. Rafizadeh has also previously taught at several universities including Damascus University, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Islamic Azad University. As a project manager, Rafizadeh was formerly employed by the International Committee for Red Cross with regards to Afghanistan and Darfur, Sudan. Rafizadeh is a member of the advisory board of Commission on Syrian Refugees.

Rafizadeh is a regular commentator and political analyst on various news outlets including CNN, BBC, Foxnews, Aljazeera, France 24 English, RT (formerly Russia Today), ETV, ENEWS, Sky News, NTN International News, Voice of America (VOA), and public radios over topics related to U.S foreign policy, democratization, human rights, the Middle East, Iran and Syria.

His works have appeared on CNN, Fareed Zakaria GPS, Foxnews, Aljazeera, Huffington Post, The Nation, Jerusalem Post, Harvard International Review, Yale Journal of International Affairs, The Economic Times, Independent, George Washington Journal of International Affairs Review, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Haaretz, USA Today, Foreign Policy Association, Jadaliyya, and Alarabiya, to name a few. His interviews and works have been translated to several languages including French, Spanish, and Russian.

Majid Rafizadeh is a frequent guest analyst on international and U.S. news shows. He also speaks at panel discussions, universities, and interfaith gathering on human rights, democratization and reforms. Rafizadeh has been critical of the Iranian and Syrian government’s crackdown on massive protests ongoing.

He has conducted research at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and has participated in National Council on US-Arab Relations' program.