Nader Saiedi is the Taslimi Foundation Professor of Bah�'� Studies in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Dr. Saiedi is the author of multiple books, including Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the B�b (Association for Bah�'� Studies and Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2010). Born in Tehran, Iran, he holds a master's degree in economics from Pahlavi University in Shiraz and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin.