Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: O Shahidi o se tamaititi aʻoga o le PhD i le School of Oriental and African Studies i Peretania. Na toe foʻi o ia i Iran mo le
2009 palota peresitene ma galue o se faufautua i mataupu a tamaitai i le peresitene sui tauva Mehdi Karroubi, o lona pati (National Trust Party (Iran) ma le National Trust pati), o ia o se sui o.