I took his class as part of my disciplinary breadth req., but I like the material so much I've added a minor. He's a very good lecturer, funny, and very personable. He likes discussions and is surprisingly good at remembering student' names, as well as questions specific students have brought up in the past, which he'll address in later lectures

I thought he was a great teacher and was very personable. made the class interesting, i really enjoyed this class.

best teacher ive taken at ucsd. funny, nice, clear, and has a great knowledge of what hes talking about. he has a great teaching approach and you want to go to lectures. recommend taking his class even if you do not need it.

Prof. Rahimi is very entertaining, and chooses great material!! Lectures are usually rushed, but he is very willing to answer any questions and encourages class discussions. He grades the papers very thoroughly and gives great feedback. Very helpful and truly wants students to learn, ask questions and excell.

Professor Rahimi, is the best professor I have ever had at UCSD. His teaching extend beyond the course material and help you to examine your identity. I would suggest taking at least one of his classes during your time at UCSD!

Great lectures.

Course was on Shi'i Islam and was great; although I would have preferred to spend more time on modern events occuring within this religion. Oveall a great course and Rahimi is a great professor. Very kind, open-minded, and helpful.

Class was on Shi'i islam, lectures pretty well, allows a lot of time for discussion, and presents the material excellently. Highly recommended

RELI 140 could be a very complicated and depressing class, but with Dr. Rahimi teaching it, it was fun and interesting. Dr. Rahimi is The best professor that I ever had. He is very friendly, Helpful, polite, and available to his students, I would recommend him if you want to enjoy school and learn at the same time

great professor! he is super nice, funny and engaging, and really willing to help outside of class. love this guy! i highly suggest taking him as a prof.

loved this professor! i got so much out of the class. very few professors can make history interesting, but this guys lectures were riveting. my only complaint was that he didnt have enough of lectures-- he canceled a few times due to meeting conflicts, panels and such. take this class. you'll learn a lot and you're likely to get a good grade.

One of the most fun classes I've ever had at UCSD!

Prof. Rahimi is great! He is funny and engaging and respectful of religions while being open-minded. Though he is pretty crazy, he is extremely intelligent and gives unique perspectives. I learned a lot! You can't go through UCSD without taking a class by Rahimi!!!!

Rahimi really cares about his students learning. He always checks to make sure students are understanding the material and is very engaging. Not to mention he is funny too! I wished he wasn't so rushed when I went into office hours-he really only glanced at my paper. I would def. recommend this class and this professor.

if you are easily offended and have no sense of humor, stay away. If not, Prof, Rahimi is awesome!

Professor Rahimi is awesome, one of the best professors at UCSD, this course teaches you how to look at religion without prejudice so that you can better understand it. it also teaches you the aspects of different religions. interesting class. have an open mind and have fun!

I found this class often uncomfortable, but I can see why some might enjoy the class. If you're really passionate about your religion and can't take a joke, this isn't the class for you. Going to the lectures is pointless for the final, but the movies are pretty interesting to watch. Overall, it was an alright class, easy A.

Even though Rahimi hadn't taught MMW before FA09 quarter, you can tell he was still very passionate and knowledgable about what he was teaching. His lectures were interesting, and he always kept the students engaged with snide comments every now and then. I love that he didn't focus on Europe, and more on countries that usually aren't talked about.

FA09 Iranian film was Babak's guinea pig class for this subject, and he did an excellent job. Next time, he promises not to give as much history. Instead, he'll start w/ post-revolutionary films. My only complaint was buying the $100 reader. The assigned book by Hamid Reza Sadr was very useful, especially in forming one's research paper topic.

EASY CLASS. One of the most eye-opening, genius classes I've taken and CERTAINLY my favorite. You don't have to be Persian to take this course. It's really fun, easy and straightforward. The class is graded on 40% midterm paper and 60% final. Pretty much everyone I know got A's. Very fun class! Professor is easily the most relaxed, chill profs!<3

Honestly the best MMW teacher ever, even better than Chang! His lectures are hands down the most entertaining hours I've had in college. Most of the content on his midterms and finals come from lectures, since they are from the books too, and are only multiple choices and short answers, no long essay.

Great Professor had lots of fun in LTWL 152. I highly recommend anyone to take it.

I love Rahimi! I have taken him for several classes based on Islam. He is passionate and funny and even for someone who thinks they know everything about Islam you still learn so many new things. I highly suggest everyone interested in Islam or the Middle East this class.

Great guy.... Very lucky to have him as a teacher

Great professor who connects with the class well through his humor and with funny stories about his life. He's extremely knowledgeable about the courses he teaches, Iranian Film and Introduction to Islam are just a few. I'd recommend his classes to anyone in need of GE credit, or just for fun!

GREAT PROFESSOR. The kind of guy who burst into class each morning brimming with excitement or angst, and never failed to keep your attention until the end of each class period. He's laid back, funny, he swears, and let's you speak your mind- even if it's problematic at first. Rahimi in this class, as well as others, changed me view of the world.

Best Lit Prof. Professor Rahimi creates an interactive class and breaks down the barrier between students and instructor. He tells you what he expects to see on his papers and if u need help ask him. My thesis statement was vague and i got docked a grade letter, but he was awesome about showing and helping me to improve my writing. Great Class!!!!

Dr. Rahimi is a great instructor. He's very modest and cares about the success of his students. He has a good sense of humor too. The class was interesting and relatively stress free.

I LOVE Prof. Babak Rahimi. He is great, nice, and easy to follow. I rarely talk because I'm afraid but he makes everything easy. 1 essay and 1 final research paper. Got A- for the first paper. He also gives LOTS of extra credit! TAKE HIM! :)

Awesome dude. Very easy class, great elective class for seniors. Enthusiastic and enjoyable. Tries to engage students and does well to make an other wise boring topic interesting. Cursed a few times, not a big deal to me. We are adults now, not in elementary schools.

Awesome class and awesome teacher! One of the best in my 4 years at UCSD. Take his class, you won't regret

Professor Rahimi is hands down my favorite professor at UCSD. I have taken a few courses with him and he is always so engaging with his hilarious sense of humor. He seeks to change the way you look at the world around you and is the only professor who has pushed me to really think rather than just get a good grade. Great professor and an easy A.

Super passionate about the class, lectures were entertaining but really hard to take notes on because the slides just had a title and then pictures, he also went out of chronological order alot, but overall, really good professor.

His lectures are kind of like watching 500 days of summer. It's not sequenced by chronology but rather by themes. It all comes together in the end. As a biology major who found mmw laborious and boring, I found this class rather interesting. His exams are not too bad.

His lecture is not taught based on historical timeline, instead he categorizes into similar aspects/events. Kinda confusing. He talks about social background and historical context more than actual event or historical records. Nice guy, not really hard, but you gotta read and think

Great individual with sense of humor. He is a nice guy but this does not mean an easy A, you gotta work for it. The class is all about critical thinking and writing about that thinking. You have to do the readings, compare and contrast them with your beliefs, and engage them with sociological concepts. I loved going to class every day. Take him!

Great Professor, his style of teaching makes religion fun to learn. Has a great personality and cares about his students. You should get the grade you are looking for if you show up to class and do the extra credit!

Signed up for his class not knowing what to expect, but at the end of the quarter came out of it doubting my major. He and the material he teaches makes you think twice about your views, about your beliefs, religion, and life in general. I found his lectures and reading materials to be interesting. All-around 5 stars for his style of pedagogy.

He was a fantastic professor

Rahimi's lectures and movies are awesome! He begins the class with an excerpt from readings and delves into the actual lesson, relating what others think are two entirely different topics into a cohesive map. The movies shown in class are very relevant to the themes discussed. Grades mostly depend on TAs. Thanks, Prof. Rahimi, for being excellent!

He is a great prof. he really cares about his students, go to office hours and ask him for feedbacks on your papers and he will help you a lot. if you show him you are trying, he will give you an A for sure !!! i took him for REL 149 and REL 150 and got an A+ in both. very easy grader!! i would take him again.

This is my third MMW course and so far the easiest. Even though the reading list is long, you do not necessarily need to read them all until the exam. Midterm very easy and straight forward. Writing depends entirely on the TAs. Lectures are less intense than Chang's, but information is less coherent.

I thought Rahimi was very clear in his lectures, especially as he uses visuals on his slides and hands students fair study guides at least a week before the exams. He covered very unique concepts that helped me understand MMW even better. Highly recommend him for anyone taking MMW 13.

He allows you to get an A if you went through the lecture properly. Study guide is helpful. Exam is based on dozens of multiple choice with relatively obvious answer if you made some work , and an essay that should demonstrates as many valid relations between as many information as possible.

Show up, watch a movie, pass. He talks about the school and tells you interesting thing, as he is a UCSD graduate. Cool guy I'm taking him again because it's an easy credit and a good time.

Professor Rahimi is by far the best professor I have had at UCSD so far. He cares more about students education then grades. He actually wants you to learn and inspires you to think differently. I was excited to go to his class and never had a boring lecture. We all know MMW is not fun, but Professor Rahimi makes it an amazing course.

Professor Rahimi is an amazing professor. Taking his class allowed me to see the world from a different perspective. He actually inspired me to learn rather than just doing the work for a good grade. You will 100% regret not taking his class. Every other time I have taken MMW I hated it, but taking it with Rahimi made it my favorite class at UCSD.

Professor Rahimi is a genuinely nice guy who is also pretty darn funny. If youre easily offended by profanity he isnt for you. While he sometimes gets side tracked during lecture, you definitely wont be bored, as he is a lively dude. Just small weekly assignments, and two papers. Lots of extra credit opportunities, but the reader is a bit pricey

His lectures are all over the places and impossible to take notes on but you dont need to go to lecture as posts the ppt online. There are no reading quizzes. Make sure to study the study guide to do well. He changes his course reader every year to rip you off but I didnt buy it/ do a single reading and I ended up getting an A in the class.

In every one of the lectures, he writes key terms, people, or dates for information that will be on the test. Super interesting lectures. Disproves a lot of white ethnocentric historical views. First MMW that I felt I learned something and applied to my major.

Had MMW13 and LTEN185 w him. Interesting but long-winded lecturer. Seems to genuinely care and tries his best. Participation not required. Loved that he doesn't only focus on white worldviews. Not great with technology. Lots of reading from expensive books and readers. Doesn't give a lot of feedback, but assignments and grading seem fair.

Beautiful man. I would sell my soul for Babak if I could. Mans gave me an A+ on a 3000 word essay I wrote in one day. Show genuine effort, and you will be rewarded. Easiest class Ive ever taken, and interesting too. Loved it!

(I TOOK GSS 20, but it isn't showing up) Rahimi is very funny, kind, and engaging, he barely "lectures" and the class is mostly guest speakers, movies, or discussions. He is also very honest, so don't get bothered too easily. Your entire grade is just a final and midterm paper, which are both very reasonable. He is great, I'm glad I took him!

Rahimi is a great lecturer and pretty funny. The readings for the course tend to be a bit boring and challenging to read, but the major points are covered in the lectures. The class only has two writing assignments, and the prompts are given a week in advance. Def recommend!

Took this prof for mmw 122 and all I experienced was positivity. His lectures were interesting (although not mandatory) and he definitely knows what he's talking about. Super helpful and caring if you need to contact him outside of class (during office hours). Readings are pretty important to the assignments so just stay on top of that!

I LOVE BABAK MY FAV UCSD PROFESSOR. He is seriously such a kind man and his lectures are very engaging and keep you interested. He's the absolute best and grades very easily. He understands that students are under a lot of stress and does his best to be there for them with multiple extra credits and extended deadlines.

Babak is one the outstanding Lecturer that UCSD has to offer to a student. He gives insightful and beautiful presentations that are jaw dropping. He is concise with what he wants from the students. If you attend lectures and do the assignments you will be successful in the class. We love you Babak if you are reading this :)

He genuinely cares about his students and the subject. He prefaces in the beginning of class that the idea of religion will be stretched and also warns about inappropriate movies he may show. All in all a great class I recommend as an elective. He also brings coffee and cookies sometimes :)

AMAZING!!! Easy class but I felt like I genuinely LEARNED something because of Rahimi. I would seriously recommend. He had no exams, just purely based on 3 easy papers and participation. PLEASE take any of his classes.

Rahimi is a great professor! Super kind, funny, and easy going. The course is a lot of material(readings, homework, discussions, etc) but he makes it doable and enjoyable.

Great professor that is engaging, understanding, and overall hilarious! The course is graded based on completion, section attendance (not lecture), the final paper, and the final reflection. The course has a "grading contract" that requires you to indicate what grade you will achieve based on the expectations you set for yourself.

I really enjoyed this professor! The format of the class is a lil weird, but I think it's mostly the MMW structure that he has to follow. Try to stay up to date with readings/lectures for assignments. I did not use the actual textbook once, but we had a class reader with excerpts that was used every week. Pretty interesting lectures as well!