Mina Yazdani is Professor of History at Eastern Kentucky University. She holds a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies from the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto. She has authored a book on the social reality of Persia during the Qajar period as reflected in the Bahá’í writings, as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters. Her research focuses on the intersection of religion and politics in Persia/Iran from the nineteenth century onwards, with emphasis on the country’s Bahá’í community.