Dr. Manijeh Rabiei is a lifelong researcher and educator who holds a Ph.D. in history and worked for decades as an encyclopedist, academic researcher, and university lecturer. Because of her extensive knowledge, she is considered an expert amongst the Iranian scholarly community in the contemporary history of Persia, as well as in India's Islamic history. Now retired, Dr. Rabiei works as a freelance author and researcher, focusing on her new favourite subject: stories and folk tales from Persia. While she has previously published many educational books and articles in Farsi, this is her first work in English. Dr. Rabiei lives in Calgary, Alberta, with her daughter, grandson, and cat named Kitty.