1977: Graduate from John F. Kennedy High School – Sacramento, United States
1977-78: BA in mechanical engineering at the University of Sacramento (uncompleted)
1980-92: Seminary study in Islamic studies including, Arabic literature, theology, logic, philosophy, jurisprudence and principal of jurisprudence
1988-92: BA in social sciences at the University of Tehran
1994-95: MA in sociology of communications in University College of Dublin, dissertation topic was: The Relationship between TV programs and Religious Practices and Values
1996-01: PhD in sociology of communications, at the Royal Holloway University of London, his research topic was: The Impact of Globalization on British Muslim Identity
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^Ameli, S. R., Merali, A. M., & Shahasemi, E. (2012). France and the hated society: Muslim experiences.
