Roozbeh Shirazi, Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, is co-author of a recent op/ed published by truthout.org: “It is crucial for educators to acknowledge the emotional and psychological burden that Iranian, Iraqi and other Middle Eastern students are carrying, and to stand in solidarity with them,” the authors argue. “We see an urgent need to support our young people, and to refuse narratives that normalize empire, dehumanize whole populations and thus pave the way for endless wars.”

Shirazi is an Assistant Professor in OLPD’s graduate programs in Comparative and International Development Education.