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Academic Profile
Dr. Ara is professor and founding director of the Persian studies minor program in the College of Liberal & Creative Arts at San Francisco State University. She teaches Persian language, Iranian cultures and religions in addition to the world religions, including Iranian religious traditions and minority religions.
Sample Publications
Eschatology in the Indo-Iranian Traditions; Lexicon of the Persian Language of Shiraz; Systematic Guide to Reading & Writing Persian.
Scholarly Interests
Research interests include Indo-Iranian cultures and religions, cosmology and eschatology in world religions.
Current Position
Associate Professor,
San Francisco State University
