Socio-Cultural Anthropologist & Curator
BOOKS-EDITED COLLECTIONS
Qajar African Nannies: African Slaves and Aristocratic Babies.
The Royal Lens: Naser Al-Din Shah's Photography of His Harem.
Digital Art, Political Aesthetic and Social Media: Case Study of the Iranian Presidential Election of 2009
BOOK CHAPTERS-ARTICLES
The Ahl-i Beyt Bodies: The Mural Paintings of Lahijan in the Tradition of Persian Shiite Figurations
Women's Rituals and Ceremonies in Shiite Iran and Muslim Communities: Methodological and theoretical challenges
Unburied Memories: The Politics of Bodies, and the Material Culture of Sacred Defence Martyrs in Iran
EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
AROOSI: 150 Years of Iranian Wedding Traditions. Doheny Library, University of Southern California. (Feb 24 - May 31, 2020)
Photography, Race and Slavery: African Sitters of Qajar Era Iran. University of New South Weals, Sydney, Australia. (23 Sept. –14 Nov., 2019)
Unveiling the Veiled: Royal Consorts, Slaves and Prostitutes in Qajar Photographshttps. (October 19th, 2018 at the University California, Santa Barbara)
