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Aida Gasimova is a Professor of Arabic Literature at Baku State University with a PhD from the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1989). She has held visiting fellowships at Duke University (2013) and California State University, Sacramento (2016), and currently serves as an ONGC Visiting Fellow.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in Oriental Studies from the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1989)
Dr. Gasimova specializes in Classical Arabic Literature with deep expertise in Qur’anic Symbolism within Azeri Turkic Sufi Poetry and the Mental-Spiritual State of pre-Islamic Arabs. Her current research examines how Qur’anic symbolism influences depictions of facial features in Classical Azeri Turkic Sufi poetry—a tradition underexplored in Western scholarship—and investigates pre-Islamic Arab consciousness. This work significantly contributes to understanding medieval Muslim heterodox thought (particularly Hurufism and Shi‘ism), cross-cultural dialogue, and mystical symbolism across Arabic and Turkic literary traditions.
Her distinguished awards include:
- Abdulaziz Saud al-Babtain’s prize for grandchildren of Imam al-Bukhari (1998)
- Open Society Foundation’s Global Faculty award (2013)
- Library research fellowship at California State University, Sacramento (2016)
Dr. Gasimova is currently leading an ONGC-funded project titled "Qur’anic Symbolism of the Facial Features of Beauty in Classical Azeri Turkic Sufi Poetry: Intersection of Corporeal and Spiritual," which analyzes the interplay between physical and spiritual representations. No information about her students or additional grants is provided in the source material.
No details about research laboratories or collaborative teams are mentioned in the available documentation.
