Forough Jahanbakhsh

Forough Jahanbakhsh
Born1957 (1957)
Died14 November 2025(2025-11-14) (aged 67–68)
Academic background
Alma materMcGill University (PhD)
ThesisIslam, Democracy and Religious Modernism in Iran (1953--1997): From Bazargan to Soroush (1997)
Doctoral advisorHermann Landolt
Academic work
EraContemporary Politics
DisciplineIslamic studies
InstitutionsQueen's University at Kingston
Websitewww.queensu.ca/religion/people/faculty/emeritus-and-retired-faculty/forough-jahanbakhsh

Forough Jahanbakhsh (Persian: فروغ جهانبخش; 1957–2025) was an Iranian professor of Islamic studies at Queen's University at Kingston.[1] She died on 14 November 2025 after a long illness.

Life and works

Monographs

  • Jahanbakhsh, Forough (2001). Islam, Democracy and Religious Modernism in Iran (1953-2000). doi:10.1163/9789047400714. ISBN 978-90-474-0071-4.[2][3]

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