# Houchang Chehabi

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Turkey's Referendum in Context

Dr. Houchang Chehabi, professor of international relations at BU, was in Turkey during the failed coup attempt last summer. We wanted to sit down with him after April 16th's referendum, in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan codified and consolidated dictatorial powers. We discuss Dr. Chehabi's ex…

From the Canton Public Library: Veiling and Violence in Recent Iranian History with Professor Houchang Chehabi

Speakers and author talk from the Canton Public Library:  Professor Houchang Chehabi. Mahsa Amini, a woman who had been arrested for violating hijab regulations, died in detention in Iran. This talk provides an overview of the issue of veiling in Iranian society from the mid-nineteenth century to t…

Reza Shah's Exile in Mauritius with Houchang Chehabi

February 8, 2023 Speaker: Houchang Chehabi Dr. Houchang Chehabi discusses his new research work on Reza Shah and his family's exile in Mauritius. In 1941 Reza Shah and most of his family were exiled by the British to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. They remained there for six months. This tal…

"Iran and Iraq: Cultural Ties or Political Rifts?" by Houchang Chehabi

"Iran and Iraq: Cultural Ties or Political Rifts?" by Houchang Chehabi by Stanford Iranian Studies Program

"Culture Wars and Dual Society in Iran" by Houchang Chehabi

Houchang Esfandiar Chehabi is a Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University. He has also taught at Harvard University, UCLA, and the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Iranian Politics and Religions Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran under the Shah and …

"Iran and South Africa" by Dr. Houchang Chehabi

Dr. Houchang Chehabi is a Professor of International Relations and History at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University. His lecture discusses the close relationship Iran and South Africa have had since the 1970s and the evolution of this relationship, touching on politics…

Music and Charismatic Authority in the First Decade of the Islamic Republic

May 15, 2025 The relationship between music and revolution has often been a fraught one. This lecture discusses the tension between the two, focusing on the Islamic Revolution of 1979. It chronicles the evolution of state policy towards music in the years 1979-1988 against the background of doctrin…

Intercultural Music in Iran and its Diaspora with Hesam Abedini

For Iranian musicians, intercultural collaborations serve as a means to break free from isolation and connect with the wider world. This became particularly important in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic revolution, which led to a significant decline in diplomatic relations between Iran and Western…