Anita Ahmad, PhD Student (year 2)
Anita Ahmadi is a second-year doctoral student at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Institute of Islamic Studies. Her research examines Ottoman–Iranian cultural relations in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with particular attention to questions of literature, authority, and intellectual exchange. She previously completed a master’s degree on Sultan SelÄ«m I’s Persian divan and the role of poetry in constructions of sacral kingship. Before that, she earned a B.A. and M.A. in Persian Language and Literature, where her thesis focused on the cultural politics of the Pahlavi state (1925–1941) through archival sources.
Education:
· 51³Ô¹ÏÍø – M.A. in Islamic Studies, 2024
· University of Tehran – M.A. in Persian Language and Literature, 2017
· University of Tehran – B.A. in Persian Language and Literature, 2015
Email: anita.ahmadi [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Anita Ahmadi)
Supervisor: Aslihan Gurbuzel
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