Tajik scholar wins Women Scientists Award
Khujand State University professor honored in Tehran for contributions to Islamic world scholarship
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — Zamira Ghaffori, a professor at Khujand State University, has been awarded the Award for Women Scientists in recognition of her contributions to literature and cultural studies in the Islamic world, according to the university and local media reports.
The award was presented in Tehran and is administered by Iran’s Kashan Islamic Culture Foundation, which honors women for significant achievements in literature, culture and the arts, Asia-Plus reported.
Ghaffori was recognized for her extensive research on Persian-language literature in India, particularly her work History of Persian Literature in Kashmir. Her scholarship focuses on the development of Persian literary traditions in South Asia.
Her published works include Towards India, History of Persian Literature in Kashmir in the 16th–17th Centuries, Jamaali Dehlavi and His Poem “Mehr and Moh”, Kalamat-ush-Shuaro, Safinai Khushgu as a Source of Literary Criticism, as well as a special issue of the journal Kandi Porsi dedicated to her academic contributions. The research has been widely praised in scholarly circles.
The recognition comes amid broader international success for Tajik women scientists. At the International Korean Women Inventors’ Exhibition (KIWIE) 2025, Tajik researchers won 10 awards, including five gold medals, two silver and three bronze.
Gold medals were awarded to Ganjina Navrouzoda for a method to treat chronic respiratory diseases, Rukhshona Aloviddinzoda for developing plant protection agents against fungi and mites, Munifiza Burhoni for a radiotherapy method for patients with skin cancer and COVID-19, Gulandom Karimzoda for a technique to reinnervate a transplanted inguinal flap, and Sofiya Safiyeva for a method of bone grafting for the lower jaw.
Navrouzoda also received a special award from the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations, while Aloviddinzoda was recognized by the Korean Institute of Patent Information.
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