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Janet Afary | |
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ژانت آفاری | |
| Born | New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Janet Afary Anderson |
| Spouse | Kevin B. Anderson |
| Awards | Balzan Prize (2008–2009) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran, University of Michigan |
| Thesis | Grassroots Democracy and Social Democracy in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, 1906–1911 (Vol. I, II) (1991) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | religious studies, history |
| Institutions | Purdue University, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Website | www |
Janet Afary is an author, feminist activist and researcher of history, religious studies and women studies. She is a professor and the Mellichamp Chair in Global Religion and Modernity at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).