TEHRAN – The closing ceremony of the 16th Farabi International Award (FIA) on the Humanities and Islamic Studies will be held in Tehran on Sunday.

Established in 2007 by Iran’s Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the award recognizes outstanding contributions in humanities and Islamic studies. It aims to identify talents, best scientific works, theories, new methods, and research in the fields of humanities and Islamic studies.

It is the most prestigious award for humanities and Islamic studies in the Islamic world, held annually by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology in cooperation with the National Foundation for Elites and the National Commission for UNESCO.

The winners are among the participants who have presented their researches in fields such as “Ethics, Religions and Mysticism”; “History, Geography and Archaeology”; “Law”; “Language, Literature and Linguistics”; “Social Sciences and Communication Sciences”; “Economics, Management and Financial Sciences”; “Educational Sciences, Psychology, Behavioral Sciences and Sports Sciences”; “Political Sciences, International Relations and Regional Studies”; “Quranic Sciences, Interpretation and Hadith”; “Jurisprudence and Principles”; “Philosophy, Logic and Theology”; “Theoretical Studies of Information Technology, Informatics and Librarianship”; “Studies of the Islamic Revolution and Imam Khomeini”, “Studies of Art and Aesthetics”, “Interdisciplinary Studies”, and “Islamic Humanities Committee (Articles)”.

Works that are both innovative and research-based are accepted, reviewed, evaluated, selected, and honored in the award.

The Award receives, reviews, and chooses the selected works at the two young (under 35 years) and adult levels, and, in terms of territory, covers both domestic and foreign areas. Where the domestic area is concerned, all the works produced by Iranians, regardless of their current location and profession, are considered.

Domestic submissions encompass all humanities works, while foreign ones prioritize themes like recognizing Islamic civilization and Iranology.

Apart from domestic and international parts, there is a specific section to honor the top and most influential theorists, translators, scientific associations, scientific-research publication.

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