1. Fons Vitae has just published: KANZ AL-ASRAR: A TREASURE OF MYSTERIES – ‘Mulay al-‘Arabi al-Darqawi and some of his goodly companions as seen through the eyes of a loving disciple’ by Muhammad Buziyan al-Gharisi al-Ma’askari (d. 1271/1854). Translated by Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk & Michael Abdurrahman Fitzgerald. Pages: 266 MULAY AL-ARABI

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1. International Journal of Islamic Architecture 15.2 Special Issue: ‘Gender in Islamic Architecture’ Real and imagined spaces are inherently gendered. This relates to widely accepted heteronormative and patriarchal ways of living, and affects how buildings and cities are accessed, used, and experienced. Yet, women and marginalized peoples have found innovative

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1. IHF Modern Iran Book Series 2026 We are pleased to announce the third round of our call for book proposals under the IHF Modern Iran Series, a new Open Access, peer-reviewed academic book series published by Bloomsbury Academic. The Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF) is supporting successful applicants with Open Access publication

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  1. New online Persian literature courses: Farrokhzad, Hafez, Rumi, etc. Ghand-e Parsi Academy of Persian Language and Literature: I. Forugh Farrokhzad’s Life and Works: A Deep Dive into Forugh’s Feminist Poetry The sessions are designed for readers of Persian of all levels (basic, intermediate, advanced, and native speakers) as

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