Behnam Sadeghi

Behnam Sadeghi (born September 16, 1969) is a scholar of Islamic law and history. He was assistant professor of religious studies at Stanford University from 2006 to 2016.

Biography
Sadeghi received his PhD in 2006 from Princeton University. His doctoral dissertation investigated textual interpretation methods used in the Hanafi school of law during the pre-modern period. He has conducted research on the early history of the Qur'an, hadith literature, and early legal debates about women in the public sphere.

Works

 * The Logic of Law Making in Islam: Women and Prayer in the Legal Tradition Reviews of The Logic of Law Making in Islam: Women and Prayer in the Legal Tradition:
 * Young, Walter E. "The Logic of Law Making in Islam: Women and Prayer in the Legal Tradition." The Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 136, no. 1, January-March 2016, pp. 227+. Gale Academic
 * Review of Middle East Studies, Vol. 49, No. 1 (FEBRUARY 2015), pp. 99-101
 * Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 77, No. 1 (2014), pp. 216-217
 * Journal of Qur'anic Studies, Vol. 17, No. 2 (2015), pp. 141-144
 * Arabica, T. 62, Fasc. 4 (2015), pp. 571-576
 * Review of Middle East Studies, Vol. 49, No. 1 (FEBRUARY 2015), pp. 99-101
 * Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 77, No. 1 (2014), pp. 216-217
 * Journal of Qur'anic Studies, Vol. 17, No. 2 (2015), pp. 141-144
 * Arabica, T. 62, Fasc. 4 (2015), pp. 571-576
 * Journal of Qur'anic Studies, Vol. 17, No. 2 (2015), pp. 141-144
 * Arabica, T. 62, Fasc. 4 (2015), pp. 571-576