OVERVIEW
Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman is a writer and historian who formerly taught World History and Islamic Civilization at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, where she was also Executive Director of the San Francisco United Nations Association and was a frequent speaker for the World Affairs Council and the Commonwealth Club.
She has been a 25-year observer of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and has been charting the growth of fanatical radicalized Islam around the world. Both as a columnist for local newspapers and in scholarly papers given at academic conferences and published in the Comparative Civilizations Review, she has warned of the danger to democratic societies from a rising tide of fundamentalist/political religions.
The September 11, 2001 attack on America has increased the demand for her columns and as a lecturer. A book completed just before the attack, God's Law or Man's Law: The Fundamentalist Challenge to Secular Rule, is currently being reviewed for publication.
Dr. Farhat-Holzman has lived in Iran twice: the first time when married to an Iranian student who was doing his graduate research in his home country. She was witness to Iran's accelerated attempt at modernizing during the reign of the last Pahlavi shah.
Her second residence there was fifteen years later, during the period leading up to the Islamic Revolution. She was the cross-cultural expert on a project that involved a number of US defense firms, US intelligence agencies, and the Iranian Air Force. Her perspective on radicalized Islam is a combination of domestic experience, professional experience, and her background as a historian.
Dr. Farhat-Holzman was born in Rochester, New York; received her BA from UCLA and her MA and Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. She was married to an Iranian student for 15 years, lived on and off in Iran, and had two children in that marriage. She is now married to E. H. Holzman, an American businessman, ostrich rancher, and a former Baseball Coach at Stanford University. They live in Aptos, California.
Since 1996, she has been retired from teaching and has been writing books, scholarly articles published in the Comparative Civilizations Review, and political columns for several newspapers and publications in Santa Cruz County, California. She is Program Chair for the Monterey World Affairs Council, and a lecturer on political and religious topics throughout Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. She is also the coordinator for the annual Great Decisions Program (Foreign Policy Association program) for the Santa Cruz American Association of University Women. She is currently Editor for the Comparative Civilizations Review.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Comparative Literature (Medieval Europe and Middle East), University of Southern California, 1973.
M.A., Comparative Literature, University of Southern California, 1969.
B.A., English, University of California at Los Angeles, 1967.
DISSERTATION
An Annotated Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1973
HONORS
National Defense Education Act, Title IV, Fellowship 1969-71.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant and Program Coordinator, Office of Academic Affairs, Golden Gate University, 1995-97.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Humanities and History, Golden Gate University; taught World Civilization, Islamic Civilization, Ancient History, and World Literature, 1992-95.
Executive Director, United Nations Association of San Francisco, 1989-95
Journalist/Editor-In-Chief and Managing Editor, Military Electronics Countermeasures, Journal of Science & Technology, Defense Electronics magazines, 1982-85.
Cross-Cultural and Staff Analyst, Government/Industry joint project with Iran, GTE Sylvania, 1977-79.
Proposal and Technical Writing, Westinghouse Corp.
AFFILIATIONS
World Affairs Council of Northern California, 1978-1995
- Member, Programs Steering Committee
- Moderator, Great Decisions Series and multiple other programs
- Frequent lecturer on UN, Middle East, and Human Rights issues
- Conference and study program coordinator and moderator
World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay, 1995-present.
- Vice President, Programs.
World History Association, 1992 to 1995
- Coordinator of local 1995 conference. Member of the Steering Committee.
- Plenary speaker at three conferences, two international, one Western Region.
International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, 1992-present.
- Plenary speaker, 1997
- Editor, Comparative Civilizations Review (2002-present)
Commonwealth Club
- Frequent lecturer on UN, Middle East, and Human Rights Issues. Frequent conference coordinator and moderator.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Books
God's Law or Man's Law: The Fundamentalist Challenge to Secular Rule. Laina Farhat-Holzman.
2002.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972159916/qid=1087098816/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/104-8119936-1867129?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
The Slave Who Lied But Once a Year and Other Persian Tales. Laina Farhat-Holzman.
2001.
Strange Birds from Zoroaster's Nest: An Overview of Revealed Religions. Laina Farhat-Holzman.
15-Mar-2000.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1932053123/qid=1087098816/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/104-8119936-1867129?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
The UN at 50: Grass Roots Voices. Ed. Laina Farhat-Holzman.
1995. An anthology of socio-political essays.
An Annotated Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Laina Farhat-Holzman.
University of Southern California. Los Angeles, California.
1973.
Scholarly Publications
"The Enemy Within Islam." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Comparative Civilizations Review. No. 48.
Spring 2003.
"God's Law or Man's Law?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Comparative Civilizations Review. No. 46.
Spring 2002.
"Janus Blindsided: The Islamic Revolution." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Comparative Civilizations Review. No. 45.
Fall 2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/janus.html
"The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: An Icon to National Identity." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Comparative Civilizations Review. No. 44.
Spring 2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/shahnameh.html
"Food in World History--An Unrecognized Player." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Journal for the Society for Comparative Civilizations.
Oct-1996. Also published in the Japanese Comparative Civilizations Review, 2003.
Essays and Reviews
"New Orleans--Undue Reverence?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
25-Sep-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=197
"Moving the Furniture on the Titanic." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
21-Sep-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=196
"Religious Obsession." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
13-Sep-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=195
"Islamic 'Warriors' and the City." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
08-Sep-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=194
"Homeland Insecurity: Getting 'Our' Land Back." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
24-Aug-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=193
"Chop-Logic Rides Again." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
19-Aug-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=192
"Elite Wars in Europe and the US?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
GlobalThink.com.
15-Aug-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=191
"Fear!." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
02-Aug-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=190
"Take Care of the Golden Goose." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
24-Jul-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=189
"The Contagion of Bad Ideas." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
19-Jul-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=188
"Religion Without Compulsion?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
15-Jul-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=187
"Energy Under the Radar." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
07-Jul-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=186
"Insulted Muslims." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
03-Jul-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=185
"Iran and the Dark Underbelly of Democracy." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
GlobalThink.com.
30-Jun-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=184
"AIDS and Global Hypocrisy." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
26-Jun-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=183
"Insulted!." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
15-Jun-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=182
"A New Terror Network?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
29-May-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=175
"A Pool of New Converts for Islam." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
29-May-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=181
"The Saudis--an Alternate Scenario." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
22-May-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=180
"France and Layers of History>." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
GlobalThink.com.
12-May-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=179
"Demographics: The Politically Incorrect Issue." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
01-May-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=174
"The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
GlobalThink.com.
28-Apr-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=177
"The Pope and the Fate of Religion." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
17-Apr-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=173
"Anarchy: What Happens With No Government?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
03-Apr-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=168
"The Dumbing Down of America." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
GlobalThink.com.
01-Apr-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=171
"Pakistan and the Dark Ages." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
GlobalThink.com.
27-Mar-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=172
"The Deadly World of Ignorance." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
20-Mar-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=169
"Religion Out of the Closet." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
GlobalThink.com.
11-Mar-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=170
"Europe and the US on the Same Page?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
GlobalThink.com.
04-Mar-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=167
"The Other Culture War: The UN." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
02-Mar-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=164
"Tsunami and the Wrathful Gods." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
13-Feb-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=165
"Evolution and Creation Myths." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
GlobalThink.com.
11-Feb-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=166
"The Other Culture War: The UN." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
05-Feb-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=164
"Alexander the Great: When Myth is More Important than Reality." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
26-Jan-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=163
"Poking the Hornet Nest." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
6-Jan-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=162
"New and Wonderful?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
3-Jan-2005.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=161
"Oh Canada! Our Good-hearted Neighbor." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
23-Dec-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=160
"What Kind of War Is This?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Watsonville Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
04-Dec-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=159
"Berlin Notes." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
02-Dec-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=158
"Two Very Different Deaths: Arafat and Chang." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
21-Nov-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=157
"Domestic and Global 'Moral Values'." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
07-Nov-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=155
"Conspiracy or Myopia?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
04-Nov-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=154
"Looking for Reason." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
14-Oct-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=153
"Primeval Reenactments in the Sudan." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
17-Sep-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=152
"Patriot Day." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
02-Sep-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=151
"Shiites: Why So Turbulent?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
19-Aug-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=150
"Troy and Greek History." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
05-Aug-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=149
"Women and World Politics." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
18-Nov-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=156
"To Trust or Not To Trust, I and II." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
18-Jul-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=147
"Globalization's Dark Underbelly." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
15-Jul-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=148
"A United Islam?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
1-Jul-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=145
"A Plague of Rumors." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
17-Jun-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=144
"The Dangers of a Pyrrhic Victory." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
3-Jun-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=133
"Embarrassing the Government?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
5-May-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=132
"Better Dead...." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
29-Apr-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=131
"The Marriage Debate." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
9-Apr-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=130
"Religious Blood in History." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
25-Mar-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=129
"The Fatal Flaw in 'The Passion'." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
11-Mar-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=128
"Secular/Religious Conflicts." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
4-Mar-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=127
"It's Just a Headscarf, Isn't It?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
26-Feb-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=126
"Too Dumb for a Conspiracy?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
29-Jan-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=125
"What Will Those Earthlings Believe Next?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
15-Jan-2004.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=124
"Europe and America: A Family Fight." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
24-Dec-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=123
"Everything's Up to Date in Kansas City." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
11-Dec-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=122
"China Joins the Space Club." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
26-Nov-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=121
"A Tale of Two Cities: Helsinki and St. Petersburg." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
13-Nov-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=120
"A Great Divide: Zionist or Palestinianist?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
30-Oct-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=119
"Religious Follies." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
16-Oct-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=117
"Immigration Blues, Part II." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
2-Oct-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=118
"Immigration Blues, Part I." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
18-Sep-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=116
"Freedom! Who Wants It?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
4-Sep-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=115
"Childrearing and Violence." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
7-Aug-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=114
"The New American Military." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
24-Jul-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=113
"Plagues Today and Yesterday." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
17-Jul-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=112
"Assassinating Leaders." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
11-Jul-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=111
"Moral Quandaries: Violence and Nature of Man Part II." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
26-Jun-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=110
"Moral Quandaries: Do We Know Evil? Part I." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
12-Jun-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=109
"Overselling the Shiites in Iraq." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
15-May-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=108
"Looting and Destroying Through Time." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
1-May-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=105
"The War in Iraq--Part of World War IV?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
17-Apr-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=107
"Europe's Political Wisdom." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
10-Apr-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=106
"The Wisdom of Europe--Part I." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
27-Mar-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=104
"Bringing Down a Democracy." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
20-Mar-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=103
"The History Game or 'What If...'." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
6-Mar-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=102
"The Columbia--and the Human Impulse for Exploration." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
20-Feb-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=101
"Universities and Culture Wars." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
16-Feb-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=97
"What is the International Community? Should We Go Unilateral or Bilateral?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
15-Feb-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=100
"Where is the Moderate Muslim Majority?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
9-Feb-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=98
"The Most Troublesome Human Instinct: Sex." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
1-Feb-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=99
"Savagery! Is This REALLY 2003?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
23-Jan-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=94
"Climate Change, Volcanoes, and Plagues--The New Tools of History." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
23-Jan-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=95
"Animal Rights--The Next Frontier: Or A Frog May Be Somebody's Mother." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
18-Jan-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=93
"So Who's Counting?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
12-Jan-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=92
"Backlash From an Unexpected Quarter." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
9-Jan-2003.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=91
"Al Qaeda: New Champions of Equality?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
26-Dec-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=90
"Judging Yesterday by Today's Values." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
21-Dec-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=89
"Don't Bother Me! I'm Demonstrating." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
15-Dec-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=87
"Iran: Getting Out From Under?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
12-Dec-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=88
"Another Global Environmental Summit Missed the Boat." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
7-Dec-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=86
"Sometimes Even Education Doesn't Fix Stupidity." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
28-Nov-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=85
"Survival of the Filthiest." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
24-Nov-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=84
"Bali's Terror Attack as Seen From the Neighborhood." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
16-Nov-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=83
"Religion in 2050--Surprises!." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
14-Nov-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=82
"Jerry Falwell Is Just a Riot!." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
31-Oct-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=80
"How Is Afghan Nation Building Coming Along?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
30-Oct-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=81
"Heartburn Over Jimmy Carter." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
20-Oct-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=78
"Global Society or National Sovereignty?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
17-Oct-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=77
"Romantic About Marginal Societies?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
15-Oct-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=79
"Are the Sleeper Cells Awake?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
3-Oct-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=76
"The Pope and King Canute." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
21-Sep-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=75
"Summer Reading for Incoming Freshmen?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
19-Sep-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=74
"Have We Forgotten 9/11?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
8-Sep-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=72
"How 9/11 Changed America and the World." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
5-Sep-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=73
"What Have We Learned Since 9/11?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
1-Sep-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=65
"A Close Call for the World." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
22-Aug-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=64
"With Friends Like This." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
18-Aug-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=62
"Mayans Convert to Islam." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
15-Aug-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=63
"In Your Face Culture Wars." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
8-Aug-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=61
"What ARE They Thinking?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
1-Aug-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=60
"The Usual Victims." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
25-Jul-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=57
"Guns of August--Iran About to Blow?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
21-Jul-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=56
"The Lysistrata Solution." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
14-Jul-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=55
"Suicide Bombers--A Historic Perspective." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
11-Jul-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=54
"Humanity's Hot Botton Issue: Women." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
7-Jul-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=53
"Religious Fanaticism on All Sides." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
27-Jun-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=51
"Why Can't We Just Be Nice to Them." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
22-Jun-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=52
"Jamaica's 'No Problem' Is a Problem!." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
15-Jun-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=50
"Food For Thought--Or War." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
13-Jun-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=49
"Will Science Make Some Law Obsolete?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
2-Jun-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=47
"To Spy or Not to Spy." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
30-May-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=48
"Israel and the Jewish Vote." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
17-May-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=46
"Religious Revolutions: Is It Time Again?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
16-May-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=44
"Who Owns the Land Anyway?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
5-May-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=42
"Islamic Values Are in Meltdown." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
2-May-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=43
"What's Happening in Malaysia--a Muslim 'Asian Tiger?'." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Aptos Times. Aptos, California.
15-Apr-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=41
"Is Suicide Bombing a Rehearsal for WWIII?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
7-Apr-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=40
"Sex and Religion: The Devil Made Me Do It." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
4-Apr-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=39
"Culture Wars in our Public Schools: Religion Again." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
21-Mar-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=37
"Are Failed States Our Business?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
17-Mar-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=38
"Married to the Mob--Or al-Qaeda." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
7-Mar-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=36
"February Was a Banner Month for Religious Folly." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
3-Mar-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=35
"A Michelin Guide to Prisons." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
21-Feb-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=34
"Black Hawk Down and Rules of Engagement." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
17-Feb-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=33
"Afghanistan and the Human Condition ." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
7-Feb-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=32
"Afghanistan and the 'Good Old Days'." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
27-Jan-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=31
"Lord of the Rings and Evil." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
10-Jan-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=30
"UN Conferences and Resolutions and How They Work ." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
6-Jan-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=29
"Recipe for Making an American Taliban." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
3-Jan-2002.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=27
"Population, Statistics, and Who's Counting?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
20-Dec-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=26
"Civil Liberties in a Time of Danger." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
14-Dec-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=28
"Poisoned Pen." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
25-Nov-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=22
"The Global Rent-a-Mobs." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Good Times. Santa Cruz, California.
1-Nov-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=19
"After the Blood and Thunder, Then What?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
GlobalThink.com.
28-Oct-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=21
"Chicken Little, Women, and The War On Terrorism." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
25-Oct-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=18
"The International Terror Network." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
30-Sep-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=8
"International Romance: The Course of True Love." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
24-Sep-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=17
"The Challenge to Modern Society by Luddites." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
11-Sep-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=15
"God's Word or Man's Vote?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
26-Aug-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=3
"How Goes Democracy Around the World?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
20-Aug-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=16
"The Selling of Democracy." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
1-Aug-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=6
"Sex, Lies, and Statistics (Part II)." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
1-Jul-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=9
"Sex, Lies, and Statistics (Part I)." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
24-Jun-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=10
"The King Is Dead. Hail to the New King!." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
15-Jun-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=7
"The Lost Art of Thinking." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
10-May-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=5
"When the Global Becomes Local." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
1-May-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=2
"A Modern Plague Is Only a Plane Ride Away." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
1-Apr-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=13
"Tradition! Blessing or Curse?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
7-Jan-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=4
"Our Oceans No Longer Protect Us From the World." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
1-Jan-2001.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=14
"Listen to the Voices from The Sea." Ed. Midori Yamanouchi. Tr. Midori Yamanouchi, Joseph L. Quinn. Revw. Laina Farhat-Holzman. ISCSC Conference. Rutgers.
2001. Book published by the University of Scranton Press, 2000.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/voices.html
"Religion: The Newest Battleground." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
1-Dec-2000.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=12
"Religion: The New Battleground." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
26-Nov-2000.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=11
"Demonizing Our Government." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
29-Oct-2000.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=20
"Short-Sighted Protests: IMF, WTO and World Bank Offer Help to Struggling Peoples." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
18-Jun-2000.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/dsparticle.cfm?ArticleID=1
"House of Sand and Fog." Andre Dubus III. Revw. Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Association of University Women.
2000. Book published by Vintage (Random House), 2000.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/houseofsand.html
"Afghanistan." James A. Mitchener. Revw. Laina Farhat-Holzman.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California.
10-Apr-1999.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/caravans.html
"Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies." Jared Diamond. Revw. Laina Farhat-Holzman. ISCSC Annual Meeting. St. Louis, Missouri.
1999. Book published by W. W. Norton and Co., 1998, 480 pp., Paper.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/gemsandguns.html
"The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nation." Sandra Mackey. Revw. Laina Farhat-Holzman.
1998. Book published with a new "Afterword" by the author; a Plume Book (Penguin, first published 1996), 1998, paper, 442 pp.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/theiranians.html
"Algeria Cracks Down on Islamic Militants." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
The Twentieth Century: Great Events. Supplement.
Sep-1996.
"An Afghan Peace Pact Fails to End Bloodshed." Laina Farhat-Holzman.
The Twentieth Century: Great Events. Supplement.
Sep-1996.
"Terrorism: Who's Running the Asylum?" Laina Farhat-Holzman.
9-Jun-1986.
http://www.globalthink.net/global/terrorism86.html
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
Director, "Taste of Summer" Programs, Golden Gate University, 1996
"Town Meeting: How to Run a City." A two-day symposium open to the public on how San Francisco is managed and run. Cosponsored by Golden Gate University and City Hall of San Francisco.
"Jobscape 2000: Finding Overseas Work." A one-day program open to the public, with a panel of international experts. Cosponsored by World Affairs Council, International Diplomacy Council, and Golden Gate University Alumni Association. November 23, 1996.
From Mecca to Montana: A Crisis in Faith. A 7-week program open to the public which examined seven countries, all of which were having a loss of faith in their timeless institutions. Countries explored by area experts: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Algeria, India, Japan, United States. I designed the program, found the speakers, moderated all sessions, and produced a final white paper. Cosponsored by World Affairs Council and Golden Gate University. October 1 through November 12, 1996.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Consultant to government and industry, special projects.
Radio Newscaster and Program Producer, Pacifica Station KPFK.
Regular Feature Speaker, Northern California World Affairs Council, 12 years.
Feature Speaker, Commonwealth Club, 5 times in 2 years.
Op Ed Writer, San Francisco Chronicle, Peninsula Times Tribune (Palo Alto, California), Santa Cruz Sentinel, Aptos Times, Good Times Magazine.
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE
Iran, 1957-59 as an American bride of an Iranian graduate student, and 1977-79, Senior Staff Consultant on a US and Iranian defense industry project.
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