Early modern Persian poetry of Iran and Tajikistan; modern Kurdish poetry; literary influences; quantitative metrics (‘aruz); popular metrics; free-verse.
Education and Degrees
2010
Junior researcher, Institute of Iranian Studies of Austrian Academy of Sciences since March 1st.
2009
December 2: defense of PhD dissertation in Comparative Literature at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris III, magna cum laude. Dissertation topic: « The ‘Literary Revolution’. A Study of the Influence of French Poetry on the Modernization of Persian Poetic Forms in the Early 20th Century » (in French)
2004-2009
PhD student. Beneficiary of a long-term fellowship from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs from January 2002 to June 2008
2003-2004
Masters (DEA) in Iranian Studies, magna cum laude, at the Sorbonne Nouvelle. Dissertation topic: « Nimâ Yušij and Abdollah Goran, Formal Aspects of a Poetic Renewal » (comparison of the two major early modern Iranian and Kurdish poets – in French)
2002-2003
Preparatory year for the Masters at the Sorbonne Nouvelle (seminars in Research Methodology and Persian Literature)
2001-2002
Awarded a five-year fellowship by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Arrival in France. Intensive program in French (language and civilization) at the CAREL Institute (Royan)
2000-2001
Admission at the Masters degree competitive examination in Kurdish Literature at the University of Duhok. Score: 1st.
1996-2000
BA (4 years) in Kurdish language and literature, magna cum laude, at the Department of Literature, University of Duhok (Iraqi Kurdistan). Dissertation topic: « Metrical Statistics Based on the Poetic Works of Ahmad Nâlband (20th century Kurdish poet) ». Awarded high honors as the best student of the Department
1994-1995
Admission at the Iranian National competitive University-level examination (konkur) after a high-school curriculum in Tabriz (Iran). Return to Iraqi Kurdistan
Award
2011
European Award of Iranian Studies for the best Ph.D dissertation (Societas Iranologica Europea).
Instructor of Sorani Kurdish (60 hour-course) at the Language Institute Assist-Langues (Paris).
2004-2007
Participation (as an informer in Sorani and Kurmanji Kurdish) in Pollet Samvelian’s linguistic workshop on Iranian languages (ILPGA, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris III).
2000-2001
Teaching and Research Assistant in Kurdish language and literature at the Department of Literature, University of Duhok (Iraqi Kurdistan).
Languages
Kurmanji Kurdish: mother tongue
Persian, Sorani Kurdish, Azeri: full mastery (spoken, read and written)
