Mohammad YadegariMohammad Yadegari was born in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, in an Iranian family in 1941, where he lived and studied until the age of 18 when he left for his native country, Iran, to continue his studies in Tehran. After completing high school, he raveled to the United States to pursue his studies and has been living in this country for the last 55 years. He received his BS and MS in mathematics from State University of New York at Albany and his PhD in Middle East Studies from New York University. He taught mathematics at Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Central School for 31 years. Meanwhile, he taught courses in cultural history of the Middle East at Union College and the University at Albany for 27 years. Now retired, Mohammad Yadegari lives with his wife, Priscilla, in Guilderland, New York. Read More Read Less