Zahra Khoshk Jan is a political sociologist and researcher in the sociology of religion. Zahra’s research expertise concentrates on “the political sociology of religion,” an interdisciplinary field investigating the mutual impacts of religion and politics, political religion, and newly constructed forms of implicit religion countries like Iran. As a social constructionist, she employs qualitative research methods like discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis (CDA), and grounded theory method (GTM). Her research has delved into “political spirituality” and its luxurious representations in Iran, notably at Imam Reza’s mausoleum and Khomeini’s tomb. One of her recent studies examines the discourse analysis of sacred suffering and the construction of political spirituality within Iranian Shiism She has also explored evolving styles of religiosity among Iranian women and the idea of “political haram” as it relates to the hijab unveiling movement in Iran .which is seen as an act of civil disobedience Zahra was awarded the 8th Farabi International Award in Humanities Research 2017 for her doctoral dissertation, “Sacred Suffering as a Political Meaning System in Shiism and Judaism.” In 2024, she received the distinguished IIE-SRF Beau Biden .Scholar Award With over a decade of teaching experience, Zahra has taught comparative politics political psychology, the sociology of revolutions, and sociological theory in Iran. Since September 2023, she has been a visiting assistant professor at the University of Chicago, where she teaches courses such as “The Political Sociology of Religion” .and “ The Sociology of Religion in Everyday Life”