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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Complimentary copies of my co-edited book have arrived, marking its formal publication. The volume brings together contributions developed over a long period of research and collaboration.

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

PSI-I Podcast Ep. 4: I join the conversation on intersex in Abrahamic religions — how faith traditions recognise, interpret, and sometimes misunderstand. Listen: psiinternational.wixsite.com/home/podcasts-1 PSI-I Podcast

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Podcasts | PSI International

A professional network promoting psychological well-being in people with variations in sex characteristics.

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

My new essay, “Beyond Anachronism,” questions the uncritical use of modern gender & sexuality language in readings of pre-modern Persian literature, showing how these categories are historically shaped, culturally specific, & politically loaded today. Read it here: lup.nl/publications...

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Gender and Sexuality in Persian Literary and Religious Traditions - Leiden University Press

This book is available on back order and is due to be published in March 2026 This volume offers fresh insights into themes of love, gender, sexuality, and the interaction between the profane and the ...

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Very pleased to share the cover of my fourth co-edited volume, Intersex and the (Non)Binary Body in Classical Muslim Legal, Medical, and Literary Discourses Publication and pre-order details: lup.nl/publications/m…

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Join us Wed 26 Nov, 17:00–18:30 UK for Intersex and Religion: Perspectives on Intersex People’s Wellbeing & Pastoral Care in the Abrahamic Faiths. Speakers: Prof Susannah Cornwall, Revd Jayne Taylor & Dr Mehrdad Alipour. 📌 Open to all | Zoom link: psiinternational.wixsite.com/home/events-...

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Listen to Beyond Binaries: Conversations on Islam, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality/episode 5 on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/6Sab...

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Beyond Binaries — E5: Body Politics in Islam: Intersex Body 3 – Binary-Non-Binary Discourses and Agency

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Listen to Beyond Binaries: Conversations on Islam, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality/episode 4 on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0ipA...

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Beyond Binaries — E4: Body Politics in Islam: Intersex Body 2 – Embodiment and the Emergence of Binary/Non-Binary Discourse

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Listen to Beyond Binaries: Conversations on Islam, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality/episode 3 on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5Lhz...

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Listen to Beyond Binaries: Conversations on Islam, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality/ episode 2 on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/6YNX...

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Conceptualisation and Methodological Approach (2)

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Listen to Beyond Binaries: Conversations on Islam, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality/episode 1 on Spotify for Creators open.spotify.com/episode/6Dtj...

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Conceptualisation and Methodological Approach (1)

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Lees mijn essay over mijn bezoek aan een genderbevestigende chirurgische kliniek in de VS, waarin persoonlijke ervaringen worden gecombineerd met kritische reflecties in transmagazine: transmagazine.nl/geloof-in-tr...

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Geloof in Transitie - TRANS Magazine

Onderzoeker Mehrdad Alipour over gender, seksualiteit en de islam.

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Presenting tomorrow at Dublin City University at the conference “Intersex Insights.” Sharing my research on non-binary intersex in Islamic legal tradition. www.dcu.ie/snpch/dcu-ev...

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Intersex Insights | School of Nursing, Psychotherapy & Community Health

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NISIS @nisis-school.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Curious about the topic of the NISIS Autumn School '25? The wait is over! Held on October 29-31, get ready for: "Gender Relations in Pre-Modern and Modern Muslim Contexts." Answer the CfP, which closes on Friday September 26, via this link: nisis.sites.uu.nl/2025/02/19/r... See you there!

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

What if the intersex body was more than a legal category in (Shiʿi) Islamic thought? My latest article explores how jurists like Sayyid Kāẓim al-Yazdī grappled with #intersex as an ontological reality—beyond the male/female binary. Now online & open access in ILS: brill.com/view/journal...

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I was recently interviewed by Shehnaz Haqqani about my book Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam. I shared in-depth insights into my methodology and the core arguments—exploring challenges and pathways toward a more inclusive understanding of sexuality in Islam: newbooksnetwork.com/negotiating-...

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Mehrdad Alipour, "Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse" (Brill, 2024) - New Books Network

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Mehrdad Alipour @beyondbinaries1.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

An essay based on my visit to GAS clinic at Rush University Hospital in Chicago. “Faith in Transition: A Week Inside a Gender Surgery Clinic” Available here: www.e-ir.info/2025/04/24/f... The essay is brief and draws from my observations and reflections during the time I spent at the clinic.

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Faith in Transition: A Week Inside a Gender Surgery Clinic

Islamic law does not inherently oppose non-binary gender and/or sex, and certain Muslim jurists have advanced compelling arguments for an alternative body politics.

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