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Kamran Aghaie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on modern Iranian history and Middle Eastern history, particularly regarding Islamic rituals. He is the author of 'The Martyrs of Karbala: Shi'i Symbols and Rituals in Modern Iran,' which explores the evolution of Shi'i symbols and rituals over the past centuries and how modernization has impacted the societal, political, and religious culture of Iran. Additionally, he authored 'The Women of Karbala: Gender Dynamics, Ritual Performances, and Symbolic Discourses of Modern Shi'i Islam' in 2005, and has co-edited several books. Aghaie holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Los Angeles, awarded in 1999, and has master's and bachelor's degrees in History from UCLA and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, respectively.
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