<p>The Queen of Sheba is a holy figure to some; a demon in disguise to others. Her indelible presence has haunted religious scholars and fuelled nationalist visions in East Africa and Southern Arabia.<em> IDEAS</em> explores the many afterlives of the Queen of Sheba — and how ideas about gender and power have shifted in each retelling of her life.</p><p><br></p><p>Guest in this episode:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Shahla Haeri</strong> is a professor of anthropology and a former director of the Women's Studies Program at Boston University, and one of the pioneers of Iranian anthropology. Her books include <em>Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran</em>, <em>No Shame for the Sun: Lives of Professional Pakistani Women</em> and <em>The Unforgettable Queens of Islam: Succession, Authority, Gender</em>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Jillian Stinchcomb</strong> is a director's visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey working as a postdoctoral fellow in the "I...