Mohammad Faghfoory

Mohammad Faghfoory is a Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the MA Program in Islamic Studies at George Washington University. He specializes in teaching courses on Qur'an and Hadith, Islamic Political Thought, Sufism, Shi‘ite Islam, and Islamic Art and Spirituality. His academic journey includes master's degrees in History and Middle East Studies from the University of Illinois, and a PhD in Political Science and Middle East Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dr. Faghfoory has held multiple roles: visiting scholar at UCLA, Islamic Manuscripts Specialist at Princeton University, and adjunct professor at Mary-Washington University. His research focuses on

• Shi'ite Political Thought
• Islamic Eschatology
• Sufi Mysticism
• Traditionalist Scholarship

His publications include monographs on Shi‘ite Islam's war/peace paradigms and Islamic eschatology. He contributes to interfaith dialogue through lectures and media engagements. Editorial roles include positions with the International Journal of Shi‘i Studies, Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies, and Tehran University Press.