Mohammadjavad Ardalan
Mohammadjavad Ardalan
1- Education
Oct 2007 up to now: Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil) in Oriental studies, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Oct 2004- Sep 2007: M.phil in history of Iran, Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Tehran.
Oct 2000- Sep 2004: Bachelor’s degree in History of Islam, Department of Islamic History, Faculty of Islamic Science (Sciences of Quran and Hadith), University of Islamic Mazahib, Tehran, Iran.
Oct 1996- Sep 2000: 4 years Hawzah Islamic cleric educational program under direct supervision of a grand Ayatollah, Shiraz Islamic Seminary School, Iran.
2- Honors and distinctions
In 2004, I achieved the First rank in National Iranian Master’s Students Competition (more than 3000 competitors) in three fields: History of ancient Iran, history of Islam, history of Islamic Iran. Simultaneously, I achieved the second rank in four other fields: Historical Persian studies, general Persian studies, cultural Persian studies and world history.
3- Language skills
Persian: Native.
Arabic: Advanced.
English: Advanced
4- Teaching and work experience
From early 2008 up to now, I have taught Persian and Islamic Studies at Oxford University, mostly organized by Faculty of Oriental Studies.
May 2008- until present: Research Assistant, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Oxford University, UK.
January 2005- October 2007: research fellow, Foundation of History of Islamic Revolution of Iran.
May 2004- June 2006: Cultural expert, Iranian Hajj and pilgrimage organization, Ministry of culture and Islamic guidance, Tehran, Iran.
September 2004- March 2005: research assistant in Islamic History textbook project, Payame noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Feb 1997- September 2000: Manager, Baqiatollah Cultural, Artistic and Religious Institute, Shiraz, Iran.
5- Research interests
- Historical theory, methodolgy and epistemology.
- Modern Iranian history
- Current Iranian politics and society
- Classical Persian studies
- Islamic History
- Islam religion and Shi’a studies
- Current Islamic world problems, especially Islamic Unity discourse.
6- Papers and Publications
Articles:
1-“a brief history of Palestinian people in 20th century”, in Forughe Vahdat, the journal of Islamic
Mazahib University, No.9, Dec,2002, p 55-58.
2- “Mo’tazilah school of Islamic thought: history, beliefs and sects”, in Forughi Vahdat, the journal of Islamic Mazahib University, No.10, winter 2003, p96-100.
3- “Islam and Muslims in China”, in Forughi Vahdat, the journal of Islamic Mazahib University, No.13, autumn and winter 2004, p18-30
4- “The early Arab conquests in Iran”, Forughi Vahdat, the journal of Islamic Mazahib University, No.15, summer 2004, p28-38.
5- “Review of Tarikhi Alfi: the forgotten source in millennium history of Islamic world”, Forughe Vahdat, the journal of Islamic Mazahib University, No.19, summer, 2005.p23-35.
6- “What is the history in Iranian’s view? A research about meaning of history in Persian contemporary dictionaries and encyclopedias” in Yad journal of Foundation of History of Islamic Revolution of Iran, No.77, 20th year, autumn 2005, p 93-121.
7- “The meaning and applications of history from view of Ayatollah Motahhari”, in 15 khordad specialized quarterly in the Iranian contemporary historical research, No.7, spring 2006, p 102-136.
8-“Review of Persian Gulf maps book” in Yad, journal of Foundation of History of Islamic Revolution of Iran, no.77, 21th year, summer 2006, p 50-60.
9- The ancient anthropology in Quran. (unpublished)
10- Shi’a and Soni comparative theology: arguments on prophesy. (unpublished)
11- History of Fiqh in Islamic civilization (unpublished)
12- The relationship between Abbasid caliph Almuqtadi and Sultan Malikshah of Saljuq. (unpublished)
13- The sin of Sultan Muhammad khvarazmshah from the view of Mongolians historical source. (unpublished)
14- The political view of Ayatollah Borujerdi. (unpublished)
15 - Methodology of research, the forgotten necessity of Iranian historians. (unpublished)
16 - The newspaper and the Historian, Yad, journal of Foundation of History of Islamic Revolution of Iran, No.86, winter 1386, pp 308-350.
Books:
1- The beginning points in research on history and society from view of Ayatollah Motahhary. (unpublished), a project for Research Foundation of Iranian Contemporary History.
2- An introduction to Iranian History and Persian studies web sites. (unpublished), a project for Foundation of History of Islamic Revolution of Iran.
Translations:
1- Persian Translation of the book “Postmodernism and history” by Calum G. Brown. (unpublished)
2- Persian Translation of the book “A short guide to write about history” by Richard Marius and professor Mallin page. (unpublished)
3- English language skills for Persian student in History. (unpublished)
4 - Contemporary history of Iran in British Times newspaper (accompanied by the scholarly team) (unpublished)
5- Persian translation of the book “History in Practice” by Ludmila Jordanova (unpublished)
6- Persian translation of the book “Historians on History” by john Tosh. (unpublished)
7- Persian Translation of the book “The Nature of History” by Arthur Marwick. (unpublished)
8-Persian Translation of the book , In Defence of History, by Richard J. Evans (unpublished)
