Mohammed Ayatollahi Tabaar is currently an adjunct faculty member at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, with previous positions at George Mason University and Georgetown University. He worked as a broadcast journalist for the BBC World Service, writing articles and producing radio programs on American, Middle Eastern, and international politics. Tabaar has published numerous op-ed, policy, and media articles in English and Persian, including “The Beloved Great Satan: The Portrayal of the US in the Iranian Media sine 9/11” in the Journal of Iranian Studies (Winter 2006) and “Who Wrote the Koran?” in The New York Times Magazine (December 7, 2008).

Education
B.A. in Social Sciences at University of Tehran; M.A. in Sociology at the New School for Social Research; M.A. in International Relations at University of Chicago

Languages
Farsi

Countries of Expertise
Iran

Issues of Expertise
Politics of Iran, Iranian Media, U.S.-Iran Relations

Contact: mbat@gwu.edu