Mehdi Aminrazavi

Mehdi Aminrazavi is Associate Professor in the Department of
Classics, Philosophy and Religion at the University of Mary
Washington in Virginia. He is an expert in Islamic Thought
and Medieval Philosophy, and has edited or authored several
books in these areas, including an Anthology of Philosophy
in Persia (with S. H. Nasr, Oxford University Press, 1999).
He is the recipient of numerous prizes and honours for both
his research and his teaching, and is a member of the
editorial board for several journals. Dr. Aminrazavi’s
preoccupation with the legacy of Omar Khayyam dates from his
childhood visits to Nayshabur, where he heard for the first
time the powerful message in the poetry being recited around
the poet’s tomb; simple words which have proved
inspirational to thousands both before and since.