Shii News – Academic Items

1. Religion and Secularism in Turkey: Problems and Prospect

A Talk by Dr Caroline Tee

Thursday 21 September 2023

6 pm – 8 pm (London time)
Venue: The Islamic College London 133 High Road London NW10 2SW

https://islamic-college.ac.uk/monthly-seminar-religion-and-secularism/

2. Ibn Khaldun in the 21st Century: Is He Still Relevant?

A Talk by Dr Farid Al-Attas

Thursday 2 October 2023

6 pm – 7:30 pm (London time)

Venue: The Islamic College London 133 High Road London NW10 2SW

https://islamic-college.ac.uk/monthly-seminar-ibn-khaldun/

3. 10 Scholarships to Learn Persian in Winter 2023, Yerevan, Armenia

ARMACAD is pleased to announce scholarships – https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/scholarships-for-persian-language-courses-from-armacad for eligible students in Iranian Studies and associated disciplines to attend ASPIRANTUM’s winter school for the Persian language, which lasts for 4-8 weeks.

The scholarship:

ARMACAD offers up to 10 scholarships to eligible students interested in learning Persian in Armenia. Please have a look at the criteria below to determine if you qualify. The cost of the Persian Language course ranges from $3490 to $5490 depending on the duration, which can be between 4 to 8 weeks. The fee for 8 weeks is $5490, 7 weeks is $4990, 6 weeks is $4490, 5 weeks is $3990, and 4 weeks is $3490.

If the student is awarded the ARMACAD scholarship, they will receive a $1200 discount on the course fee, which means they will have to pay $1200 less than the original cost.

Who is eligible?

Only apply for this scholarship if you satisfy the eligibility requirements.
Students pursuing Undergraduate (BA), graduate (MA), and postgraduate (Ph.D.) programs in Iranian Studies and related fields, who are enrolled in universities or academic institutions in the countries specified below, can apply for the ARMACAD scholarship. The ideal candidates will be 19 – 39 years old by the program’s start.

This scholarship is only available to citizens of the following countries.

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America.

If you have already received funding from other sources, please refrain from applying for this scholarship.

Deadline to apply:

Please apply for this scholarship by July 31, 2023.

Application:

To apply, please go to this scholarship announcement on ARMACAD’s webpage and fill in the online application form there.
Before applying, please make sure you have already applied to winter school for the Persian language.

Before you apply, you can check the testimonials of ASPIRANTUM language school alumni.

Contact Information

For questions and inquiries, please get in touch with khachik@aspirantum.com or WhatsApp Dr. Khachik Gevorgyan at +374-91-557978

4. Nigāristān by Mu‘īn al-Dīn Mu‘īnī Juvainī: A Facsimile Edition.