In parallel with his work in Kayhan and Kayhan Varzeshi, Elahi wrote several pieces of paa-vararaghi (serial novels) for Tehran Mossavar and Sepid o Siah magazines while also conducting interviews with political and literary figures in Iran and surrounding countries.

[1] He received a Diplôme universitaire (DU) in advanced studies of Information Sciences from The Press Institute of France in 1970, and concurrently pursued a Diplôme d'Études Supérieur Appliqué (DESA) in Physical Education and Sports from École normale supérieure (Paris) where he wrote his thesis on the training of physical education and sport managers in Iran, focusing on progress within developing countries (La Formation Des Cadres De L'Education Physique Et Du Sport En Iran: une contribution au progrès pour les pays en développement).

[3] Elahi served as the dean of the Department of Radio and Television Journalism at The College of Mass Communications in Tehran from 1971 to 1979.

[4] After the Islamic Revolution, he chose a life of exile and continued his writing and research in the United States.

[5] Elahi conducted interviews with political and literary figures in Iran and abroad, with the likes of Pierre-Henri Simon, Lord Killanin, Hassan Ali Mansour, Ahmed Ben Bella, and Camille Chamoun;[2] he was one of few who were able to interview Iranian poet, Shahriar, while he was in seclusion.