Moojan Momen

Moojan Momen, MB, BChir, was born in Iran but was raised and educated in England, attending the University of Cambridge. He has a special interest in the study of the Baha'i Faith and Shi'i (Shia) Islam, both from the viewpoint of their hisory and their doctrines. His principal publications in these fields include Introduction to Shi’i Islam; The Babi and Baha'i Faiths 1844–1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts; and The Phenomenon of Religion (republished as Understanding Religion). He has contributed articles to Encyclopedia Iranica and the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.