Shaftolu Gulamadov

I am originally from Tajikistan. I have attended schools and universities in Tajikistan, Russia, England and Canada. I earned my MPhil degree in Classical and Medieval Islamic History from the University of Oxford. My areas of interest include the role of Islam in post-Soviet Central Asia, classical Persian literature, Shi’i (particularly Isma’ili) socio-political history, and Sufism. My main research interest is to study the religious literature of Pamiri Ismailis in Tajikistan. I enjoy learning languages, traveling and embracing and appreciating different cultures and customs. I have had the pleasure of visiting many countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa, Eastern and Western Europe.