Yārsān of Iran, Socio-Political Changes and Migration

S. Behnaz Hosseini is a visiting research fellow at FRSG with Institute of Anthropology at the University of Oxford, UK. Her research interests include religious minorities in Iran and Iraq, forced migration and integration. During her research she has been involved in multiple projects including “Trafficking and slavery under ISIS: Trauma and rehabilitation of Yezidi female survivors”, as well as “Analysis of Forced migration and displacement of Iraqi religious minorities in Austria”.

• Introduction.- Research Overview.- Diaspora and Identity.- Yārsāni Religious Practice and Identity.- Yārsāni Religious Innovation and Transformation.- Yārsāni Community and the Internet.- Conclusion.