Omid Ghaemmaghami
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Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP)
Biography
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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