Nima Sabouri is a freelance writer and researcher with academic graduate background in natural science and philosophy. His research and writing focus has been on Marxian political economy and “politics from below,” with particular emphasis on political developments and struggles in Iran and the Middle East. Originally from Iran, he is a committed socialist activist, working with a couple of leftist internationalist networks as well as “neighborhood organizing” collectives in Germany, where he has been since years living in exile. Sabouri tries to utilize his experiences to illuminate the complexities and possibilities of contemporary political struggles and social justice movements in Iran and the Middle East.