Research Statement
I work on classical Persian texts, especially from the 11 century AD. I am interested in the history, historiography, and the literature of the early Perso-Islamic world, in other words, in events, the telling of events, and the contemplative and introspective tales of this distant past.
Research Keywords
- women
- metaphor
- irony
Creative Research
- A Mennonite in Khiva (collection of English poems) Literary Arts, scheduled 12/12/2020.
- Ahuvan va maqbariha (Deer and the Shrines) (collection of Persian poems) Literary Arts, scheduled 12/12/2020.
- poem, "Ghazni" solicited for publication in volume, *The Mirror of the Heart, A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry Written by Women*, editor, Dick Davis Literary Arts, submitted 02/25/2019.
- Narinji, rang-i khushbakhti (Orange, the Color of Happiness) (collection of Persian poems) Literary Arts, scheduled 12/12/2014.
Presentations
- Muslim mysticism. Presentation, Presented, 11/28/2023.
- invited talk on Muslim-Americans for Professor Akiko Kamimura's course, Health Disparities class. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/12/2021.
Languages
- Arabic, basic.
- Persian, fluent.
Geographical Regions of Interest
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Iraq
- Pakistan
- Tajikistan
- Turkey
- Uzbekistan
Publications
- Soheila Amirsoleimani (2021). Missteps and Uncertainties. IBEX Publishers. Accepted, 12/31/2021.
- Soheila Amirsoleimani (2021). A Mennonite in Khiva. IBEX Publishers. Published, 07/31/2021.
- Soheila Amirsoleimani (2021). Deer and the Shrines. IBEX Publishers. Published, 07/31/2021.
- Soheila Amirsoleimani (2021). Women in 11th century Persian Texts. Routlege. Accepted, 01/05/2021.
- Dick Davis (2019). The mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women. Mage/Penguin. Published, 10/01/2019.
- Narinji, rang-i khushbakhti (Orange, the Color of Happiness) (collection of Persian poems). Published, 08/01/2014.
- Collection of English poems called, Awkwardly Do I Walk. Published, 11/01/2012.
- Soheila Amirsoleimani (2009). The Blue Yarn. IBEX Publishers. Published, 01/01/2009.
- Soheila Amirsoleimani (2002). Death is also Blue. IBEX Publishers. Published, 01/01/2002.