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CIVILITY ACTIVISM SUMMARY BIO
Zia Khalili (Seyed Ziaaldin Khalilinia)
CURRENT POSITION -- presently serving as a volunteer
Feb. 2026 to Present:
Project Coordinator / Advisor
National Peace and Democracy Coalition of Iran (NPDCI)
Background Summary (in English and Persian)
Creative writer and nonviolent political journalist; Seasoned peace, democracy, and civil society activist; Member, Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans; Member of the campaign coordination team (in 2009) of an Iranian "progressive reformist" Presidential candidate, with reformist (moderate) political and religious views focused on secular democracy, peace, nonviolence, and diplomacy; Politically aligned with the anti-sanctions and anti-war "middle-path" groups and parties within Iran. نویسنده خلاق و روزنامهنگار سیاسیِ طرفدارِ صلح؛ فعالِ باتجربه در حوزه صلح، دمکراسی و جامعه مدنی؛ عضو کهنه سربازان ایرانی صلح جوی؛ عضو تیم هماهنگی کمپین (در سال ۲۰۰۹) یک نامزد ریاست جمهوریِ «اصلاحطلبِ مترقی» ایرانی، با دیدگاههای سیاسی و مذهبیِ اصلاحطلبانه (میانهرو) متمرکز بر دموکراسی سکولار، صلح، خشونت پرهیزی و دیپلماسی؛ از نظر سیاسی با گروهها و احزابِ «میانهرو»ی ضد تحریم و ضد جنگ در ایران همسو است
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Professional Summary
Nonviolence-oriented civil society and political activist and journalist, with almost two decades of progressively responsible experience in political journalism and literary writing; Member, Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans; Contributor to reformist and moderate peace-oriented political media platforms since 2007; Experienced in historically aware political analysis and socially conscious reporting; Author of more than 30 short stories (in Persian) and currently working on a full-length novel.
Skills Summary
Political Journalism; Historically Aware Political Analysis; News Writing and Reporting; Creative Writing; Media Communications; Team-building and Teaching; Management and Coordination; Conflict Mediation.
Professional CIVILITY ACTIVISM Experience
Member, Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (since 2025) ; Journalist and Contributing Political Analyst -- 2007 to Present
- Has worked with various Independent / Reformist and Moderate (Persian language) Media Platforms
Responsibilities:
1- Contributed articles and political analyses to several reputable news websites (and social media platforms) associated with reformist and moderate Iranian political movements.
2- Covered political, civil society, and social developments related to Iranian and international affairs.
3- Produced analytical and opinion pieces on political reform, civil society dynamics, and peace-oriented public policies--with sensitivity to the issues experienced by veterans in Iran.
Political CIVILITY / DEMOCRACY Experience
Member of the campaign coordination team (in 2009) of the Iranian "progressive reformist" nonviolent Presidential candidate, Mir-Hossein Mousavi -- whose votes were stolen, resulting in the (brutally crushed) "Green Movement."
Responsibilities:
1- Participated in campaign organization and coordination.
2- Worked with the campaign's communications and outreach teams, often in coordinating capacities.
3- Mediated low-level conflicts.
Publications
Short Stories Creative Writer -- 2014 to Present
1- Author of so far more than 30 short stories written in Persian.
2- Currently working on a full-length novel.
Certification
International Press Card
- Issued (in 2017) by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Sample writings
- Available, as needed
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