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Courses taught by Prof. Khanna Usoyan (Omarkhali) are cancelled until Friday, 17 October 2025 inclusive.
Oct 16, 2025
The introductory session for BA and MA students in the field of Iranian Studies
will take place on Thursday, October 9, 2025, from 12:00 to 14:00 in room 1.2002: 12:00–13:00 for BA students and 13:00–14:00 for MA students.
Oct 06, 2025
Professor Khanna Omarkhali Named One of the "100 Most Important Minds in Berlin Science 2025"
Khanna Omarkhali, Professor of Iranian Studies and Kurdish Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, has been named by Der Tagesspiegel as one of the "100 Most Important Minds in Berlin Science 2025."
Oct 06, 2025
Call for applications 3 scholarships (predoc) in Ancient Studies starting 2026 at Freie Universität Berlin
The Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies (BerGSAS) is offering 3 predoc scholarships at Freie Universität Berlin in 2026 in the field of Ancient Studies. Funding is available from 1 March 2026 onwards for up to 6 months.
Sep 12, 2025
Prof. Khanna Omarkhali Receives the 2025 Jemal Nebez Award
Prof. Khanna Omarkhali, has been honored with the 2025 Jemal Nebez Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to Kurdish studies, particularly in the field of Yezidi studies.
Apr 08, 2025
Stellenausschreibung: Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben (Persisch)
Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben (m/w/d); Vollzeitbeschäftigung unbefristet Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L FU; Bewerbungsende 02.12.2024 Details unter https://www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet/beruf-karriere/jobs/wiss/13_fb-geschichts-und-kulturwissenschaften/GK-Iranistik_Lehrkraft_Persisch_2025.html
Nov 04, 2024
Stellenausschreibung: 2 Positionen Stud. Beschäftigte*r
2 Positionen Stud. Beschäftigte*r (m/w/d) 41 MoStd. befristet auf 2 Jahre Bewerbungsende: 25.11.2024 Details unter https://www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet/beruf-karriere/jobs/stud/13_fb-geschichts-und-kulturwissenschaften/GK-Iranistik-SHK-CAB-III_2-2024.html
Nov 04, 2024
Stellenausschreibung: Stud. Beschäftigte*r
Stud. Beschäftigte*r (m/w/d) 60 MoStd. befristet bis 31.07.2025 für die Dauer des Mutterschutzes mit ggf. sich anschließender Elternzeit Bewerbungsende: 25.11.2024 Details unter https://www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet/beruf-karriere/jobs/stud/13_fb-geschichts-und-kulturwissenschaften/GK-Iranistik-SHK-CAB-III_1-2024.html
Nov 04, 2024
New publication: Deciphering the Illegible. Festschrift in Honour of Dieter Weber (Iranica 33)
It is with great pleasure that the authors and editors of this collection of essays present this volume to Dieter Weber as a token of our appreciation and gratitude for the many scholarly contributions with which he has enhanced our field of studies. As one of the very few colleagues who have endeavoured to disentangle the extremely ambiguous Pahlavi cursive script he has indeed dedicated a large part of his scholarly work to “deciphering the illegible”, hereby providing access to some of the most significant original documents of the late Sasanian and early Islamic era. ... (from the Preface to the volume)
Oct 23, 2024
Prof. Dr. Alberto Cantera became the new president of Societas Iranologica Europaea (S.I.E.)
Sep 06, 2023
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