Dr. Behnaz Mirzai’s book The Life of an Enslaved African in the Ottoman Empire and Iran: The Autobiography of Mahboob Qirvanian (University of Toronto Press) has been nominated as a finalist for the Association of American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE) in the World History category. Congratulations, Dr. Mirzai!

Find out more about the book here.

Learn more about the awards here.