Dr. Allan Hassaniyan is a Lecturer in Middle East Studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and Centre for Kurdish Studies at the University of Exeter. Hassaniyan’s research and publication record includes work on Kurdistan, Iran, and Iraq.  He has authored and co-authored many peer-reviewed journal articles in languages including Kurdish, Danish and English, published by nationally and internationally recognized publishers. Hassaniyan also authored the book Kurdish Politics in Iran: Crossborder Interactions and Mobilisation since 1947, Cambridge University Press (2021).