A letter from : Ehsan Yarshater
Save Iranian Studies in Italy !
decree has been passed by the
Italian Council of Ministers to shut down the famous Istituto Italiano per
l’Africa e l’Oriente (IsIAO).
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From: Encyclopaedia Iranica
Subject: Urgent: Save Iranian Studies in Italy !
To: bgrami@yahoo.com
Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 5:00 PM
June 27, 2008
Dear colleagues and friends,
I have been informed of the shocking news that a decree has been passed by the
Italian Council of Ministers to shut down the famous Istituto Italiano per
l’Africa e l’Oriente (IsIAO). It is inconceivable that such an
extraordinary institution which has been active during the past 100 years in
promoting a knowledge of
Iran , India ,
Afghanistan , the Far East, and recently
also
Africa with amazing success should be abolished.
Professor Giuseppe Tucci and his successor Professor Gherardo Gnoli have done
wonders in spreading the knowledge of Iranian lands, their archaeology, their
history and their culture. To deprive the Iranian Studies from the services
and contributions of this marvelous institution is a severe blow to the
promotion of the knowledge of
Iran on the international scene. Professor Tosi has sent an email requesting all supporters of Iranian studies
to sign a letter written to the President of the
Italian
Republic to support
the continuation of IsIAO. Please by all means add your signature to this
letter and encourage your friends and colleagues to do so as well. To add your signature please visit
https://iranica.c.topica.com/maalZ1nabItGzaDhXKSb/ and please do this as soon as
possible, hopefully before the end of the week. Thanks.
With best wishes,
Ehsan Yarshater
decree has been passed by the
Italian Council of Ministers to shut down the famous Istituto Italiano per
l’Africa e l’Oriente (IsIAO).
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From: Encyclopaedia Iranica
Subject: Urgent: Save Iranian Studies in Italy !
To: bgrami@yahoo.com
Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 5:00 PM
June 27, 2008
Dear colleagues and friends,
I have been informed of the shocking news that a decree has been passed by the
Italian Council of Ministers to shut down the famous Istituto Italiano per
l’Africa e l’Oriente (IsIAO). It is inconceivable that such an
extraordinary institution which has been active during the past 100 years in
promoting a knowledge of
Iran , India ,
Afghanistan , the Far East, and recently
also
Africa with amazing success should be abolished.
Professor Giuseppe Tucci and his successor Professor Gherardo Gnoli have done
wonders in spreading the knowledge of Iranian lands, their archaeology, their
history and their culture. To deprive the Iranian Studies from the services
and contributions of this marvelous institution is a severe blow to the
promotion of the knowledge of
Iran on the international scene. Professor Tosi has sent an email requesting all supporters of Iranian studies
to sign a letter written to the President of the
Italian
Republic to support
the continuation of IsIAO. Please by all means add your signature to this
letter and encourage your friends and colleagues to do so as well. To add your signature please visit
https://iranica.c.topica.com/maalZ1nabItGzaDhXKSb/ and please do this as soon as
possible, hopefully before the end of the week. Thanks.
With best wishes,
Ehsan Yarshater