About

Noorzehra Zaidi is an Assistant Professor of History, with a specialization in Modern Middle East and South Asian History.

Research interests

Pilgrimage, sectarianism, Shia Islam, gender and ritual in the Modern Middle East and South Asia.

Teaching interests

Modern Middle East History, Modern South Asia, Women and Gender, Religious Movements, Social History

Education

  • Ph D, HistoryUniversity of Pennsylvania (2015)
    Making Spaces Sacred: The Sayyeda Zaynab and Bibi Pak Daman Shrines and the Construction of Modern Shi'a Identity
  • BA, Political Science and HistoryColumbia University (2007)