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Ali Akbar Mahdi
Ohio Wesleyan University
Akbar Mahdi is professor of sociology at Ohio Wesleyan University. He has taught sociology at Michigan State University , Adrian College , and Central Sate University previously. Mahdi is recipient of Excellent-in-Teaching Citation from Michigan State University , The Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award from Adrian College , and Outstanding Teacher Award from Michigan Sociological Association. Mahdi's books include Teen Life in the Middle East , Sociology in Iran (co-authored with Abdolali Lahsaizadeh), Sociology of the Iranian Family , Resources for Teaching Sociology of Development and Women in International Development and Iranian Culture, Civil Society, and Concern for Democracy . His forthcoming book is on Culture and Customs of Iran , co-authored with Elton L. Daniel. He has also authored numerous articles and reviews on topics ranging from sociology of knowledge to the political economy of Iran and Islam in various sociological and Middle Eastern scholarly journals. He has served as the President of the Michigan Sociological Association (1987-1988), the editor of the Michigan sociological Review (1989-1994), and the Executive Director of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis (1993-95). To access some of his writings, you can visit: www.owu.edu/~aamahdi
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