Dr. Farzin Vejdani

Associate Professor

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Biography

Farzin Vejdani is an Associate Professor of Middle Eastern History at Toronto Metropolitan University. He specializes in the history of the Middle East, with a particular focus on Iran and the Ottoman Empire. Vejdani has taught courses on Muslim societies, the modern Middle East, the Ottoman Empire, and the Mughal Empire. His research explores themes of everyday crime and punishment, folklore, and transnational Persian print networks. Vejdani's scholarly work has been published in notable journals such as Comparative Studies in Society and History, and he has authored impactful books including 'Private Sins, Public Crimes: Policing, Punishment, Authority in Iran' published by Yale University Press in 2024, and 'Making History in Iran: Education, Nationalism, Print Culture' by Stanford University Press in 2014, which received an Honorable Mention for the Houshang Pourshariati Iranian Studies Book Award in 2016. As a visiting fellow at prestigious institutions such as Massey College and Harvard Law School’s Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, Vejdani has contributed significantly to the understanding of the historical context of crime and policing in the Middle East.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Toronto Metropolitan University • Toronto, ON, Canada

Teaches courses on the history of Muslim societies, modern Middle East, Ottoman Empire, and Mughal Empire.

Requirements for Toronto Metropolitan University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.33
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Four-year undergraduate degree in chemical engineering or related field
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Chemical Engineering