Maryam Mosharraf

Maryam Mosharraf is a Professor at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran. She presented a lecture titled Nowruz (and the Persian language) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan as part of the Persian Circle series in January 2013, highlighting her engagement with Persian cultural traditions and linguistic practices in Central Asia.

• Research Focus: Persian language preservation, Nowruz cultural heritage, and sociolinguistic dynamics in Central Asia.
• Key Contribution: Analysis of Persian language adaptation and Nowruz celebrations in Kyrgyzstan's diaspora context.

Her work reflects interdisciplinary interests in cultural studies and linguistic anthropology, particularly in post-Soviet Central Asian regions.