Moojan Momen
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| Born | 1950 Tabriz, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation | General Medical Praticioner |
Moojan Momen is a historian and an independent scholar who retired as a General Medical Praticioner.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Moojan Momen was born in Tabriz, Iran in 1950. After the death of his father, his family migrated to England in 1955. He studied Medicine at the University of Cambridge graduating in MB B.Chir in the year 1971. He qualified as a medical practitioner in 1974 from Guy’s Hospital, London. Momen also studied Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge. He has written many books mainly in the field of Iranian History, Baha’i religion and Shi’a Islam. He has written many articles for Encyclopedia Iranica and Encyclopedia of Iran.
Dr Momen works as an editor in the academic journal Baha’i Studies Review. He is also a faculty member at Baha’I Wilmette Institute and Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He is married to scholar Wendi Momem and is currently a grandfather.
Education[edit | edit source]
- MB B.Chir., 1968-1971, St. John’s College, University of Cambridge
Academic Activities[edit | edit source]
Gave lectures at:
- the Institute for Studies of World Religion of the Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, 1996
- the Middle Eastern Section, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Beijing, 1996
- the Middle East Studies Institute, University of Shahghai, Shanghai, 1996
Key Speaker at:
- Annual Conference of the Association for Baha'i Studies (North America), Toronto, 1988
- Conference on Modern Religions at National Dragomanov Pedagogic University, Kiev, 2009
Given lectures to post graduate seminars at:
- Department of Oriental Studies, Cambridge University
- St Anthony's College, Oxford University
- School of Oriental and African Studies, London University
- Department of Islamic Studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
- Publications
Books[edit | edit source]
- The Baha'i Communities of Iran, George Ronald Pub Ltd, 2015
- The Baháʼí Faith: A Beginner's Guide, Oneworld Publications, 2008
- Baháʼu'lláh: A Short Biography, Oneworld Publications, 2007
- Islam and the Baháʼí Faith, An Introduction to the Baháʼí Faith for Muslims, George Ronald Pub Ltd, 2000
- A Short Introduction to the Baháʼí Faith, Oneworld Publications, 1997
- Buddhism and the Baháʼí Faith, George Ronald Pub Ltd, 1994
- Hinduism and the Baháʼí Faith, George Ronald Pub Ltd, 1990
- Selections from the Writings of E.G. Browne on the Bábí and Baháʼí Religions, George Ronald Pub Ltd, 1987
- An introduction to Shi'i Islam: the history and doctrines of Twelver Shi'ism, Yale University Press, 1985
Articles[edit | edit source]
- The Social Basis of the Babi Upheavals in Iran (1848-53): a preliminary analysisو International Journal of Middle East Studies, vol. 15, 1983, p. 157-183
- The Baha'i Faith 1957-1988: a survey of contemporary developments. Religion, vol. 19, 1989 p. 63-91, Co-Author with Peter Smith
- Jamal Effendi and the early spread of the Baha'i Faith in South Asia, Baha'i Studies Review, vol. 9, 1999/2000, p. 47-80
- Marginality and apostasy in the Baha'i community, Religion vol. 37, 2007, p. 187-209
- Usuli, Akhbari, Shaykhi, Babi: The Tribulations of a Qazvin Family, Iranian Studies, vol. 36, 2003, p. 317-337
- Social and Economic Development in an Iranian Village: The Baha'i Community of Saysan, Baha'i Studies Review, vol. 15, 2009, p. 67-81
Honors[edit | edit source]
- Awarded Thomas Robbins Award for Excellence in the Study of New Religious Movements in 2009