Fourth New England Indo-Persian and Urdu Workshop

Starts: 11:00 am on Friday, May 2, 2025
Ends: 4:00 pm on Friday, May 2, 2025

We will read and discuss selections from the poetry and scholarly works by Maulana Shibli Nu'mani (1857-1914) in Persian and Urdu. All levels of reading fluency are welcome! Schedule: 10 - 11 am Coffee / tea 11 am - 1 pm Persian ghazals and literary criticism 1 - 2 pm Lunch 2 - 3 pm Urdu poems and biographical writings 3 - 4 pm Talk by Professor Max Bruce (University of Chicago) on Shibli's Safarnama-ye Rum o Sham For more information and pdf of readings please contact Prof Sunil Sharma (sharma@bu.edu)

Location:: Boston University, School of Theology, Room 625, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Registration:: https://www.bu.edu/asian/2025/04/11/fourth-new-england-indo-persian-and-urdu-workshop/

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