Shaul Bakhash

Shaul Bakhash

Shaul Bakhash (in _fa. شائول بخاش) is a reigning doyen of Persian studies at George Mason University where he is Clarence J. Robinson Professor of History.

Bakhash is Jewish and was born in Iraq. Later emigrated to Iran and obtained Iranian citizenship under the Shah's government. He is a former Guggenheim Fellow as well as a fellow at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study in New Jersey. He received his M.A. from Harvard University and his D. Phil from Oxford University.

His publications are numerous and focus on Iran and its history and politics. He serves on the Board of Advisory Editors of "The Middle East Journal".

He is married to the Iranian American Middle East studies scholar Haleh Esfandiari.

ee also

*Iranistics

External links

* [http://www.gmu.edu/robinson/bakhash.htm George Mason University bio page]
* [http://www.americanacademy.de/index.php?id=266 American Academy in Berlin page]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ruhollah Khomeini — Infobox President honorific prefix= Ayatollah name = Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini birth date = birth date|1902|9|24|df=y birth place = Khomein, Markazi Province, Persian Empire death date = death date and age|1989|06|04|1902|09|21 death place =… …   Wikipedia

  • Partei der Muslimischen Volksrepublik — Die Partei der Muslimischen Volksrepublik (MPRP) oder Partei der Islamischen Volksrepublik (IPRP) war eine 1979 während der Islamischen Revolution vom schiitische Geistlichen Großajatollah Kasem Schariatmadari initiierte Partei. Sie unterschied… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Political thought and legacy of Khomeini — The Political thought and legacy of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Mustafavi Khomeini refers to the impact of the religious and political ideas of that leader of the Iranian Revolution, one of the major revolutions of the 20th century. Under his …   Wikipedia

  • Hezbollah of Iran — The Hezbollah, or Party of God, is an Iranian movement formed at the time of the Iranian Revolution to assist the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and his forces in consolidating power. Hezbollah is/was not a tightly structured independent… …   Wikipedia

  • National Demokratische Front (Iran) — Die National Demokratische Front Irans ist eine 1979 während der islamischen Revolution Hedayatollah Matin Daftari gegründete Partei, die dem linken Spektrum zuzurechnen ist. Hedayatollah Matin Daftari ist der Sohn von Ahmad Matin Daftari und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Haleh Esfandiari — Dr. Haleh Esfandiari (Persian: هاله اسفندیاری) (b. March 3, 1940 ) is an Iranian American academic and the Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. Her areas of expertise… …   Wikipedia

  • History of Iran — see also Kings of Persia · Timeline of Iran Antiquity …   Wikipedia

  • Politics of Iran — The politics and government of Iran takes place in the framework of a republic with an Islamic ideology. The December 1979 constitution, and its 1989 amendment, define the political, economic, and social order of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It… …   Wikipedia

  • Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri — Infobox Person name = Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri other names = حسین علی منتظری image size = 210px caption = birth date = 1922( 86 years) birth place = religion = Twelver Shi a Islam website = [http://www.amontazeri.com… …   Wikipedia

  • Mashhad — For other uses, see Mashhad (disambiguation). Mashhad Persian: مشهد ‹Mašhad› Panorama of Mashhad …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”