# The Failure of Religious Nationalism in Iran #### calendar\_today Date and Time **November 12, 2020** 04:30PM - 06:00PM EST #### pin\_drop Location **online webinar (registration link below)** **The WCFIA/CMES Middle East Seminar** presents **Ali Banuazizi** ![Ali Banuazizi](/sites/g/files/omnuum9116/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/cmes/files/alibanuazizi.png?itok=FtSBlYMR) Professor, Department of Political Science, Director of the Program in Islamic Civilization and Societies (ICS), and Chair of the International Studies Academic Advisory Board at Boston College *Discussant:* **Roy Mottahedeh**, Gurney Professor of History *Emeritus,* Harvard University **Register:** . Ali Banuazizi is Professor of Political Science at Boston College and Director of the Program in Islamic Civilization & Societies. He is the author of numerous articles on society, culture, and politics of Iran and the Middle East, and the coauthor (with A. Ashraf) of *Social Classes, the State and Revolution in Iran* (in Persian, 2008) and coeditor (with Myron Weiner) of three books on politics, religion and society in Southwest and Central Asia. He served as the founding editor of the *journal of Iranian Studies* for 14 years (1968-82) and Associate Editor of the *Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World*. He is a past President of the Association for Iranian Studies (AIS) and of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA). *This event is open to the public, but registration is required for this Zoom webinar.* **Sponsors:** Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Center for Middle Eastern Studies **Contact:** [Liz Flanagan](mailto:elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu) See also:- [ WCFIA/CMES Middle East Seminar ](/eventseries/me-seminar) - [ Government ](/research-field/government) - [ History ](/research-field/history) - [ Iran ](/research-region/iran) - [ 2020-21 ](/academic-year/2020-21) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/node/1371109/event-feed.ics) Copy link link