Archive for August 26th, 2025

1.New Open Access Issue of Journal of Digital Islamicate Research

https://brill.com/view/journals/jdir/3/1/jdir.3.issue-1.xml

2. Zahra Institute – 2025 Fall Speaker Series Begins on 3 September

Zahra Institute’s Fall 2025 Speaker Series begins on 3 September. This year’s lineup will cover topics such as Kurdish music, madrasa culture, security, and contemporary art. All speaker events are free and open to the public on Zoom.

For more information on our upcoming events, please  visit our website: www.zahrainstitute.org/ .

September Events

 What’s So Kurdish about Kurdish Music? Perspectives from Ethnomusicology

 Jon Bullock, Assistant Professor, Department of Music, University of Notre Dame

Wednesday, 3 September: 12pm Central / 1pm Eastern

Register today: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/6Fk09ckFTpuliBhlAXnqxg    

Malik Kurd: On Kurdish Sovereignty

Mucahit Bilici, Professor, Department of Sociology, John Jay College and CUNY Graduate Center

Wednesday, 17 September: 12pm Central / 1pm Eastern

Register today: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/2k53etS4RROqfpe7WwFQqg

3. UC Irvine’s Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies new home for Encyclopædia Iranica

University of California Irvine and the Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation have established a long-term collaborative agreement for the publication of the Encyclopædia Iranica that designates the renowned Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies as the new home for the Encyclopædia. Professor Touraj Daryaee, Maseeh Chair in Persian Studies & Culture and the Director of the Center, has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief.

Encyclopædia Iranica is a leading resource dedicated to the promotion and study of Iranian civilization. Founded by Professor Ehsan Yarshater in 1990 at the Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University, the Encyclopædia is a multi-volume, multi-disciplinary work designed to provide a detailed and accurate picture of an important world civilization over a span of several thousand years. The Encyclopædia will be available both in print and in a new updated online format, which will be free and open to the public and scholars.

UC Irvine was chosen as the site for Encyclopædia Iranica through a rigorous international competition. Vice Chancellor for Research Pramod P. Khargonekar states, “Housing this internationally recognized collection on our campus strengthens our research enterprise by providing scholars and students with direct access to curated knowledge, fostering new research and cross-disciplinary collaboration in understanding the Jordan Center’s work.”

Encyclopædia Iranica is supported by the Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting the study of Iranian civilization, particularly through the Encyclopædia. Dr. Ramine Rouhani, Chair of the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation, notes, “We are confident that UCI’s exceptional academic reputation and its extensive experience in Iranian studies, particularly as evidenced by the Jordan Center’s robust research, educational and cultural programs, will be instrumental in furthering the vital mission of the Encyclopædia Iranica.”

Encyclopædia Iranica is an international undertaking that draws on the most authoritative scholarship worldwide to ensure the quality and reliability of its articles. To date, more than 1,300 scholars from around the globe have contributed articles in various languages, including English, Russian, Persian, Turkish and Chinese. In Volume I alone, articles were contributed by 285 authors. Prior to relocating to UC Irvine, seventeen volumes of the Encyclopædia Iranica covering letters A to K have been published in print format and more than 9,000 articles have been published digitally.