Shireen Hunter
Shireen Tahmaaseb Hunter (born in Tabriz, Iran) is an independent scholar. Until 2019, she was a Research Professor at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU) at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., with which she had been associated since 2005, as Visiting Fellow and then Visiting Professor. She became a honorary fellow of ACMCU in September 2019. She was at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington from 1983 to 2005, as Director of the Islam Program, 1998–2005, Deputy Director of the Middle East Program, 1983–1992, and Senior Associate (while in Brussels), 1993–1998. She also taught  courses at Georgetown, George Mason University, and Washington College. She was Academic Fellow at Carnegie Corporation. From 1993 to 1997, Hunter was Visiting Senior Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels and directed CEPS' Mediterranean Program. She was Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution and Research Fellow at the Harvard University Center for International Affairs. From 1965 to 1979 during the Pahlavi era, Hunter served as a diplomat in the Iranian ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her ACMCU profile notes that she has written 16 books and monographs and has contributed to the publication of 12 books  and monographs. In addition, she has written over 100 book chapters and journal articles, and over 500 opinion pieces. Hunter has lectured widely in the United States and the Middle East amongst others and has extensive media experience. She is married to Robert E. Hunter.