Dr. Matini, an Iranian scholar, literary critic, academic, and researcher, was the President of Ferdowsi University in Mashhad before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. After the revolution, he came to the United States and was a visiting professor at the University of Utah and at the University of California, Berkeley.
In the United States, Matini launched Iran Nameh, a quarterly journal devoted to Iranian politics, culture, and literature, and he served as its Editor-in-Chief for almost seven years. He later launched the journal Iranshenasi (published in Maryland). He has published and edited many books and articles on Iranian literature, history, and culture, and he now serves as editor of Iranshenasi.
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