Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Islamic Studies and History

External reference: https://openalex.org/T10794

  1. Iranian political science curricula reflect state-led Islamization
    Analysis of how authoritarian state policies reshape political science curricula and research in Iranian universities through ideological control and institutional mechanisms.
  2. American architects pursued major projects in 1970s Iran
    Explore American architects' ambitious but largely unrealized projects in 1970s Iran, driven by oil wealth and Cold War economics but constrained by political instability and cultural disconnects.
  3. Reassessing Women’s Economic Agency Through the Lens of the Shariʿa Court Records: The Case of Eighteenth-Century Ottoman Tripoli
    Examine how eighteenth-century Ottoman Tripoli women actively engaged in economic transactions through shariʿa courts, challenging stereotypes of economic passivity through analysis of court records.
  4. Iranian boys’ names shifted from traditional Islamism
    Analysis of Iranian boys' names from 1962-2021 reveals shifts from National Islamism toward Archaist Nationalism, with rising Modern Nationalism and declining Traditional Islamism.