Im Wintersemester 2025/26 ist mit Dr. Sayedehnasim (Nasim) Fatemi eine sehr interessante Forscherin aus dem Iran/Armenien bei uns am ZECO im Rahmen eines dreimonatigen Erasmus-Internships zu Gast.

Dr. Fatemi ergänzt unser FWF-„Pferdemedizin-Projekt“, erarbeitet persische Texte und hilft uns, die persische Terminologie in unseren armenischen und georgischen Texten besser zu verstehen.

Dr. Sayedehnasim (Nasim) Fatemi is a historian specializing in ethnography and manuscript studies. She lived in Armenia for 14 years and currently serves as a junior researcher at the Matenadaran and as a senior researcher at the Institute of Ethnography and Archaeology in Yerevan.

She holds a BA and MA in Music (violin performance), an MA in English Language, and a PhD in History with a focus on ethnography. Her mother tongue is Persian, and she is fluent in Armenian and English. She also has additional knowledge of Arabic, Russian, French, and Chinese.

In 2024, Dr. Fatemi conducted fieldwork in India (Mumbai and Chennai), focusing on manuscript studies. Her research interests include Persian manuscripts, manuscript study, Asian manuscripts (including East, South, and Southeast Asia), cultural history, religion, and ethnography.