[ obituary ] The Iranian community and Iranian studies have suffered a great loss. On Wednesday, August 24, Professor Hossein Ziaipassed away. Dr. Ziai was professor of Islamic and Iranian studies, inaugural holder of the Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Chair in Iranian Studies, and the director of Iranian studies at UCLA, where he had taught since 1988. He received his Ph.D. in Islamic philosophy from Harvard University in 1976 and his B.S. in physics and mathematics from
Yale University in 1967. Before joining the UCLA faculty, Dr. Ziai taught at Tehran University, Sharif University, Harvard University, Brown University, and Oberlin College. His numerous publications dealt with Islamic philosophy, the Iranian illuminationist school of philosophy, and "Persian poetic wisdom."
Like many academics before him, his bio above is now his obituary and it says little of the man himself. Professor Ziai possessed a brilliant mind and noble spirit. He had a lion's roar but the meow of his kitten as a ringtone. He made his life's work the development and growth of Iranian studies in the United States, publishing books and writing articles and building one of the largest and most successful Iranian studies program in the country. He inspired scores of undergrads with his love of classical Persian... >>>
Person | About | Day |
---|---|---|
نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |