Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia,
The University of Tokyo

Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia,
The University of Tokyo

Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia,
The University of Tokyo

Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia,
The University of Tokyo

Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia,
The University of Tokyo

Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia,
The University of Tokyo

Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia,
The University of Tokyo

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Dear Colleagues, The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia (IASA), University of Tokyo, together with the Kakenhi Grant-in-Aid “Sunnis” and “Shiʿis”: Historical Inquiries into Confessional Identities and Mutual Perceptions” and the Japan Office of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS), is pleased to co-host a lecture by Professor David Lelyveld (William Paterson University, retired) entitled “A Reflection on Muslim Identities in South Asia.” The lecture is open to the public. Please note that advance registration is required for online participation. The co-organizers look forward to your participation.  Lecture Title:A Reflection on Muslim Identities in South Asia  Speaker:Professor David Lelyveld (William Paterson University, retired)  Chair:Professor Kazuo Morimoto (IASA […]

The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo, and the Japan Office of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies are pleased to co-host Tobunken Symposium: “Actors/Performers, Audience, and Narrative Strategies in Naqqāli: New Approaches,” an online workshop on naqqāli that gathers together three papers by young naqqāli scholars across the globe. This workshop explores the vast, almost uncharted terrain of naqqāli, Persian professional storytelling in terms of performance, audience, and narrative. It also offers a Shāhnāma-khvāni performance by Mohammadali Mirzaee Jadideslam who is a naqqāl.Pre-registration is required for the participation. Date and Time: Thursday, November 27, 2025, 15:00 (JST) Venue: Online via Zoom Language: English Pre-registration: […]

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