jairan gahan, University of Alberta

Research

Prostitution Modern Middle East Islamic History Modern state formations Legal history Iran Women's history Theopolitics

Latest funding

CASIM Inaugural Conference: Beginnings
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$17,586
Morality on Trial: Prostitution in Tehran, 1911-1955
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$44,956
Muslims in Canada Archive (MiCA)
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$194,390

All 3 grants and awards

CASIM Inaugural Conference: Beginnings

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Iqbal, Basit K.

Keywords: Islamic studies; Muslim studies; Canada

$17,586

Morality on Trial: Prostitution in Tehran, 1911-1955

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: gahan, jairan

Keywords: Prostitution; Modern Middle East; Islamic History; Modern state formations; Legal history; Iran; Women's history; Theopolitics; public order; Morality

$44,956

Muslims in Canada Archive (MiCA)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Emon, Anver M.

Keywords: Islam; Muslims; Canada; knowledge production; history; archives; heritage

$194,390

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Prostitution Dear Professor gahan, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on prostitution connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Morality on Trial: Prostitution in Tehran, 1911-1955" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]