Curriculum Vita
LALEH BAKHTIAR
3023 W. Belmont Avenue
Chicago IL 60618
Tel: 773-267-7001; FAX: 773-267-7002
Email: laleh@bakhtiar.org

EDUCATION:

University of New Mexico
College of Education
Ph.D. Educational Psychology, 1994

University of New Mexico
College of Education
M. A. Counseling Psychology, 1991

University of New Mexico
College of Arts and Sciences
M. A. Philosophy with Concentration in Religious Studies, 1991

Tehran University
College of Arts and Sciences
Studied Islam, Islamic Culture and Civilization
Arabic Grammar

University of Pittsburgh
School of Law, 1960-61

Boston University
School of Law, 1961

Harvard University
College of Arts and Sciences
Special Student, 1962

Chatham College
Pittsburgh, PA
B. A. History, 1960

Discipline and Areas of Study

Counseling Psychology
Religious Studies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

University of Chicago
Lecturer, Lutheran School of Theology

Board of Advisors
Center for Religion and the Media
Northwestern University, Chicago IL
Board of Trustees
Council for the Parliament of the World¹s Religions, 2000-2001

Illinois Licensed Mental Health Counselor, 1995

Nationally Certified Counselor (NBCC), 1991

Counselor, High Risk Pregnant Women
USPHS
American Indian Hospital, 1991

Institute for Traditional Psychoethics and Guidance
President

AUTHOR:
PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES:

Journal of Counseling and Values
Muslims in the United States: An Exploratory Study of Universal and Mental
Health Values, 1996. 40:206-218. This was done in conjunction with the George
Washington University Department of Counseling/Human and Organizational
Studies

BOOKS:

SUFI Expressions of the Mystic Quest

Muhammad’s Companions: Essays on Some Who Bore Witness
to His Message

God’s Will Be Done: Volume 1: Traditional Psychoethics and Personality
Paradigm

God’s Will Be Done: Volume 2: Moral Healer’s Handbook:
The Psychology of Spiritual Chivalry

God’s Will Be Done: Volume 3: Moral Healing Through
the Most Beautiful Names: The Practice of Spiritual
Chivalry

Sufi Women of America: Angels in the Making

Islamic Ethics: The Moral Education Textbook Series: An Interfaith Perspective
Grade 1

Islamic Ethics: The Moral Education Textbook Series: An Interfaith Perspective
Grade 2

Islamic Ethics: The Moral Education Textbook Series: An Interfaith Perspective
Grade 3

Al-Ghazzali His Psychology of the Greater Struggle

EDITOR:

Ramadan: Motivating Believers to Action: An Interfaith Perspective

Ahadith for Children

Quran for Children

CO-AUTHOR:

The Sense of Unity: The Sufi Tradition in Persian Architecture
University of Chicago Press rights sold to ABC International Group, Inc.

Encyclopedia of Muhammad¹s Women Companions and the Traditions
They Related
ABC International Group, Inc.

Helen of Tus: Her Odyssey from Idaho to Iran
ABC International Group

Abol Ghassem of Tus: The Epic Journey of Abol Ghassem Bakhtiar, M.D.
ABC International Group

ADAPTER:

Encyclopedia of Islamic Law: A Compendium of the Major Schools

TRANSLATOR:

Fatima is Fatima

The Modest Dress

Religion vs. Religion

Iqbal: Manifestation of the Islamic Spirit

The Sublime Quran

PRESENTATIONS:

National Enneagram Conference

Date	Place	Subject
1993
Nov. 15	Lutheran Theological Seminary	The Impact of Sufism on Islam
Dec. 10	Halqa Muhammadi of Chicago	Moral Healing in Islam
Dec. 11-12	Dearborn, MI	Rights of Women in Islam
Dec. 18	Northbrook Mosque	Muslim Teenagers Workshop
Dec. 26	Libertyville Mosque	Moral Healing in Islam
1994
Jan. 9	Libertyville Mosque	The Prophet’s Ascension
Jan. 10	Wheaton IL	Rights of Women in Islam
Jan. 14	Vernon Hills, IL	Islamic Perspective on St. Paul
Jan. 15-16	Potomac, MD	Women’s Rights in Islam
Mar. 8	American Islamic College	The Meaning of Ramadan
Mar. 19-20	Northbrook Mosque	Muslim Teenagers
May 4	IL Counseling Association	Muslims in the Counseling Setting
May 8	Islamic Foundation, Villa Pk	Impact of Sufism on Islam
May 10	Oakton Community College	What is Sufism?
May 12-15	Religious Booksellers Trade	Questions and Answers on Religious Bk
May 17	KAZI Publications Workshop	Moral Healing in Islam
May 31	PBS Interview To the Contrary	Rights of Women in Islam
June 4-5	Houston TX	Rights of Women in Islam
June 9	Loyola University	Islam and the Press
June 10-11	Northwester Univ. Center for Religion and the News Media	How to Eliminate Negative Stereo-typing of Islam in the Media
June 15	KAZI Publications Workshop	Moral Healing in Islam
June 23	Hyatt Regency Chicago	How to Manage Stress
July 1-4	Islamic Camp, Fresno CA	6 Lectures for Teenagers
July 7	Interview PBS Chicago	Moral Healing in Islam
July 10	Libertyville Mosque	Moral Healing in Islam
July 21-24	Islamic Medical Assn	Moral Healing in Islam
Aug 3-7	Stanford University First International Enneagram	Sufi Origins of the Enneagram
Aug 16	Libertyville Mosque	Birth of the Prophet
Sept 2-5	ISNA Workshop	Moral Healing
Sept 17	Chicago Circle Campus	Perfect Human Being
Oct 1-2	Islamic Council of Education	Moral Healing
Oct 8-9	Toronto Islamic Center	Moral Healing
Oct 5	Libertyville Mosque	The Mosque in Islam
Nov 6-9	Religious Education Conf	Motivating Muslims to Action
Nov 19-22	American Academy of Religion	Spiritual Chivalry
Dec 9	Islamic Education Center	Spiritual Warrior
1995
Feb 15	DePaul University	Spiritual Chivalry
Mar 1	IL Counseling Association Multicultural Counseling Assn	Traditional Psychology
Mar 9	Presbyterian Women¹s Club	Family Values: A Forum of Global Perspectives
Mar 31	San Francisco International Sufism Conf	Rumi’s View of Women
Apr 3, 6	Loyola University	Moral Healing
Apr 8	Glendale Heights	Moral Healing
Apr 10	Loyola University	Spiritual Chivalry
Apr 12	Lutheran Theological	Spiritual Chivalry
Apr 16	George Washington Univer	Traditional Psychology
May 27	Islamic Renaissance Conf	Spiritual Chivalry
June 30	Lutheran Theological Sem	Traditional Psychology
July 13	Lutheran Theological Sem	Spiritual Chivalry
July 24	Univ of Chicago Agape House	Spiritual Chivalry
Sept 15	Pars Educational Club	Spiritual Chivalry
Sept 30	Islam in America Conference	Traditional Psychology
Oct 3	St. Dunstan¹s Episcopal Church	Spiritual Chivalry
Nov 12	Detroit MI	Spiritual Chivalry
Nov 19	American Academy of Religion	Spiritual Chivalry
1996
Jan 28	Pars Educational Club	Sufism
Feb 29	Lutheran Theological Sem	Islam
Mar Issue	Religion Bookline Profile
Mar 7	Council of World Religions	Spiritual Chivalry
Apr 15	PBS Chicago Tonight John Calloway	Islam and Sufism
Apr 17	St. Louis MO	Women of Faith
Apr 21	Iqbal Society: Keynote Address	Iqbal
Apr 26	Lutheran Theological Sem	Islam
Apr 29	NPR Weekend All Things Considered	The Pilgrimage
June 1	Amercian Booksellers Association Publishers Weekly Speaker	Books on Islam
June 20	Lutheran Theological Sem	Islam
July 17	Lutheran Theological Sem	Sufism
Aug 2-4	International Islamic Unity Conference	Education of Muslim Women
Aug 14	Chicago Contemporary Art Museum	Art and Sufism
Aug 19	First United Methodist Church	Islam
Sept 6	San Francisco: Islamic Cul Cen	Spiritual Chivalry
Oct 13, 27	Northbrook Mosque	Islamic Beliefs
Oct-Dec	University of Chicago Lecturer	Islam and Sufism
Oct 4-6	Lake Street Church, Evanston	Workshop on Spiritual Chivalry
Oct 4	Chicago Prevention of Violence Assn	Spiritual Chivalry
Oct 7	Fourth Presbyterian Church	Islam
Oct 20	American Psychiatric Assn	Sufism
Oct 30	Metropolitan Network	Initiative Workshop
Nov 2, 3	Sacremento CA: Salam Assn	Spiritual Chivalry
Nov 10, 24	Northbrook Mosque	Islamic Beliefs
Nov 17	Washington DC	Spiritual Chivalry
Dec 13	St. Lambert¹s Church	Islam
1997
Jan 15	North Park College	Sufism
Feb 2	Northbrook Mosque	Islamic Architecture
Feb 3	Religion and the Media	Workshop
Feb 12	Chicago Workshop	Spiritual Chivalry
Feb 14	Chicago Dept Public Health	Islam Against Violence
Feb 18	Lutheran Theological Sem	Global Luncheon
Feb 23 morn	Northbrook Mosque	Sufism
Feb 23 eve	Fourth Presbyterian Church	Sufism
Feb 27	Illinois School of Prof Psychology	Spiritual Chivalry
Mar 9	North Park Covenant Church	Islam
Mar 16	North Park Covenant Church	Sufism
Mar 21	American Islamic College	Islam
Mar 23	North Park Covenant Church	Spiritual Chivalry
Apr 24	Univ of Chicago Elderhostel	Islam
July 11	Wheaton College: Global Mission	Islam
July 26	Chicago Circle Campus	Motivating Teenagers
July 29	Christ Hospital	Dealing with Muslim patients
Aug 9	Second International Enneagram Conf	Sufi Origins of the Enneagram
Sept 12	Univ of Chicago Dept Psychiatry	Spiritual Chivalry
Sept 28	Lake Street Church	Spiritual Chivalry
Oct 2	Luthern Seminary Students	Islam, Sufism
Oct 5	Lake Street Church Evanston	World Communion Day
Oct 19	Naperville Luthern Church	Islam
Oct 22	Dearborn Islamic Center	Spiritual Chivalry
Nov 6	North Park College	Islam and Sufism
Nov 9	Sufi Enneagram Workshop, Chicago	Spiritual Chivalry
Nov 11-13	Parliament of World¹s Religions	1999 World Parliament
Nov 11	University of Chicago	Sufism
Nov 15	Oakton Community College	Sufism
Nov 17	DePaul University	Women in Islam
Nov 20	Lutheran Theological	Sufism
Nov 21-23	Ahl al-Bayt Annual Meeting	Spiritual Chivalry Workshop, Spiritual Chivalry
1998
July 13		Sufi Origins of the Enneagram
Aug 7-9	2nd International Islamic Unity Con.	Spiritual Chivalry
Dec 14	Lutheran Headquarters, Chicago Contem.	Islamic Movements
1999
2000
	Loyola University
Aug. 3-5	International Enneagram Conference
Oct	Lake Street Church
Nov	Fortnightly Club
Dec	Loyola University
2001	Lutheran Headquarters, Chicago
4/1/01	Common Ground, Deerfield
4/7/01	Northbrook Mosque
4/17/01	North Park College
6/15/01	Elderly Home
7/21/01	Jungian Institute, Chicago 5 hr workshop