Books by Mohammad Mohaddessin

About the Author Mohammad Mohaddessin has been a life-long opponent of autocracy in Iran. The son of a prominent ayatollah in Qom, Mohaddessin was imprisoned under the Shah for his opposition to dictatorship and subsequently forced into exile by Ayatollah Khomeini. He is the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, which is the main umbrella group for the diverse movements opposed to the continuance of theocratic rule in Iran. Mohaddessin has written extensively on political and religious issues in Iran and throughout the region. In addition to many articles and essays, he has authored several books, including Democracy Betrayed, An Unethical Policy, Appeasing Tehran's Mullahs, and Legacy of a Misguided Policy. His most widely known work in North America is Islamic Fundamentalism: The New Global Threat (Seven Locks Press, Washington DC, 2001).