Faegheh Shirazi-Mahajan (University of Texas at Austin)

Submitted: 24 October 1995

Faegheh Shirazi-Mahajan
Assistant Professor
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
USA

Phones:  (512) 471-3881
FAX:     (512) 471-7834
Email:   fshirazi@uts.cc.utexas.edu

Languages: Persian (mother language), English, efficiant in Arabic.

Research interests: Textiles, clothing, Middle East, Near East. Cultural 
linkage between textiles & clothing, social & cultural aspects of Hijab 
(veiling) in various forms across Muslim world. 

Teach: Hijab (veiling) & its cultural meaning in Muslim world. Popular, 
cultural rituals of Iran. Middle east culture through medium of textiles. 
Middle East culture & the visual arts. Gender, clothing & identity in 
Middle East societies.