ASHKAN SHEKARCHI

ASHKAN SHEKARCHI

SCHOLAR . POLICY ANALYST . AUTHOR

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Books

A list of my completed soon-to-be-published books, as well as the ongoing ones!
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About Me

Hi everyone! 
This is Ashkan, a scholar and policy analyst in economic development, religious statecraft, and foreign affairs. 
I hold a doctorate in the Humanities, along with graduate degrees in Economics and Comparative Religion. My undergrad studies was in Physics with a minor in Management.
As a stubborn polyglot, cinephile, and cyclist, I have a perennial penchant for poetry, history, swimming, and star clusters! 
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Projects

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Persian Art and Poetry: A Thematic 25-Vol. Collection
Poetry stands as the greatest cultural contribution of the Persianate World over the past millennium....
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State, Religion, and Sport in Post-Revolution Iran
In post-revolution Iran, the intersection of state, religion, and sport is further complicated by ongoing...
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Expanding The Big Book of Verbs Series
The twenty-first century is widely recognized as the Asian Century, given its prominent position in the...
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Neologism and Language Policy and Planning
Our era is marked by wild globalization unfolding in various scopes and scales and the burst of human...
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Launching An Online Etymological Dictionary of Persian Terminology
In contrast to many major Asian and African languages, Persian has opted to remain the sole language...
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Bilingual Dictionaries of English and Persian Transition Words
Over the past seven years, I have dedicated thousands of hours to researching transition words and phrases...
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Dicktionary of Vulgarism and Sexual Idioms in Persian
The lexical and idiomatic study of vulgarisms and sexual slang holds significant academic merit for several...
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Persian Art (square)
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Etymology
Transition Words
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Articles

I write about foreign affairs, religious statecraft, language policy, and cultural studies.
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24 April 2023
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See also African literature#Oral literature OratoryOratory or the art of public speaking “was...
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24 April 2023
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The earliest known Greek writings are Mycenaean (c.1600–1100 BC), written in the Linear B syllabary on...
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24 April 2023
Blog Post 2
transmission of folklore, mythologies as well as scriptures in ancient India, in different Indian religions,...
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24 April 2023
Blog Post 1
Oral literature is an ancient human tradition found in “all corners of the world”.[15] Modern...
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Travelography

This section will be devoted to selected shots from my trips across Asia, Europe, and North America. 
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Iceland Northern Lights
The German newspaper Vossische Zeitung of 25 February 1839 contained an article entitled Photographie,...
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A Night in Finland
Several people may have coined the same new term from these roots independently. Hércules Florence, a...
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Aurora Photography
Typically, a lens is used to focus the light reflected or emitted from objects into a real image on the...
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Northern Lights Norway
Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either...
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