Books
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Terror at Europe's Gates
Some comments from the media about: "Terror at Europe's Gates. The Islamic State, Iraq's Collapse and America's Powerlessness."
09/28/2015 / Das Parlament (Bonn)
»Wilfried Buchta is one of the most knowgledgeable experts in his field when it comes to the current developments in Iran and Iraq. An outstanding book.«
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ShiitesListenelement 2
April 17, 2004 / Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
Ludwig Watzal praises this compact read by the Islamic scientist Wilfried Buchta, one of the “best experts” on Shia and Iran, as an “excellent introduction.”
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Who Rules Iran?Listenelement 3
Foreign Affairs
CAPSULE REVIEW, November / December 2000.
Reviewed By L. Carl Brown, Princeton University.
"An invaluable book for anyone who wants to know who's who in Islamic Iran, sort out the various governing institutions, look up Iranian election results, learn about the various opposition groups inside Iran and beyond, and more."
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Taking Stock of a Quarter Century of the Islamic Republic of Iran Include a description of the list item with relevant information for the website visitors. This can be, for example, special areas of employees, product features or services offered.
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The Strict Believers
18. 12. 2016, SWR2 Manuscript.
"The Strict Believers" is a gripping and illustrating essay. In it, Wilfried Buchta dissects changing power structures and dynamics in the immediate backyard of southern Europe, which is not exactly reassuring."
Holger Heimann
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The Iranian Shia and Islamic Unity 1979-1996
June 2000, Orientalische Literaturzeitung, Volume 95, No. 2.
"When it comes to depth and diversity, there isn’t currently any international specialist literature on the topic of contemporary Iranian religious policy out there, that can compete with this book."
Werner Ende, University of Freiburg
Dr. Wilfried Buchta
Resume
Born in 1961 in Herne / Westphalia (Germany).
University Diploma in Arabic and Persian Languages from University of Bonn / Germany.
Studied Islamic Studies, Political Science and Religious Studies in Bonn. Conducted long field study in Iran. Doctorate (P.h.D.) on the Religious Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1997.
Head of Arabic Service of Deutsche Welle (DW) in Cologne (1995-96). National Representative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Rabat / Morocco (1998-2001). Middle East Project Director for International Crisis Group (ICG) in Amman / Jordan (2001-2002).
Lecturer at the seminar for Islamic studies at the Humboldt University Berlin (2003). Senior Political Analyst for the UN Peacekeeping Mission (UNAMI) in Baghdad / Iraq (2005-2011).
Now lives in Berlin as a political advisor, journalist and author.
Activities
Nonfiction Author and Publicist
- Commentator for German, Swiss and Austrian media on Iran, Iraq, confessional conflicts between Shiites and Sunnis in the Middle East as well as Islamic terrorism.
- Expert opinions on Iran and Iraq for the International Crisis Group (ICG in Brussels), the Bertelsmann Foundation, the GIGA Institute in Hamburg and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
- Advisor in matters concerning Iran and Iraq to members of the German Bundestag who belong to different parties (CDU, SPD) and are active in the Bundestag's Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Expertise on Iran's domestic and foreign policy as well as on the political restructuring of Iraq in the post-Saddam era
- Lectures in the USA, Europe and India on structures, influential forces and political orientations in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Project evaluations and fact-finding missions for the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Pakistan and Iran (1998)