Momen, Moojan

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 history 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 Wo...