{"id":407,"date":"2020-07-08T15:37:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T19:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cims\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=407"},"modified":"2020-07-08T15:37:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T19:37:42","slug":"shahla-haeri","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cims\/profile\/shahla-haeri\/","title":{"rendered":"Shahla Haeri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>A former director of the Women\u2019s Studies Program at Boston University, Shahla Haeri is one of the pioneers of Iranian Anthropology, and has produced cutting-edge ethnographies of Iran, Pakistan and the Muslim world. Her landmark books include her classic ethnography,\u00a0<\/span><span>Law\u00a0<\/span><span>of Desire: Temporary Marriage, Mut\u2019a, in Iran\u00a0<\/span><span>(1989\/2014) translated into Arabic and reprinted frequently, highlighting the tenacious but secretive custom of temporary marriage in Iran;\u00a0<\/span><span>No Shame for the Sun: Lives of Professional Pakistani Women\u00a0<\/span><span>(2002\/2004), widens the ethnographic scope to make visible lives of educated and professional Muslim women. Her forthcoming book,\u00a0<\/span><span>The Unforgettable Queens of Islam: Succession, Authority, Gender\u00a0<\/span><span>(Cambridge University Press) is a groundbreaking book on the extraordinary lives and legacies of a few remarkable Muslim women sovereigns from across cultures and Islamic history. Dr.\u00a0<\/span><span>Haeri\u2019s academic\u00a0<\/span><span>and creative oeuvre include directing a video documentary,\u00a0<\/span><span>Mrs. President: Women and Political Leadership in Iran\u00a0<\/span><span>(2002, 46 min.) focusing on six women presidential contenders during the Iranian presidential election of 2001. She is the recipient of many fellowships, grants, and postdoctoral fellowships.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15854,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/407"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15854"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/407\/revisions\/409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}