Omid Ghaemmaghami
omid@binghamton.eduBiography
Omid Ghaemmaghami’s research focuses on Islamic intellectual history and the literature, thought and historical development of the Bábí and Bahá’í religions.
His recent publications include a guest-edited special issue of Hawwa: Journal of Women of the Middle East and the Islamic World (Brill Academic Publishers) devoted to the life, writings, and legacy of Ṭáhirih (d. 1852; find the issue here), as well as the monograph Exploring the Kitáb-i-Aqdas: The Laws and Teachings of the Bahá’í Faith (I.B. Tauris, 2025), co-authored with Shahin Vafai, an in-depth study of the central text of the Bahá’í religion (read about it here).
Research Interests
- History and literature of the Bábí and Bahá’í religions
- Islamic intellectual history
- The Quran and its interpretation
- Arabic grammar
Research Profile
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