Ms. Zamira Ghaffori, a professor at Khujand State University (KhSU), has been awarded the prestigious Award for Women Scientists. The university’s official Facebook page says the award was presented to her in Tehran, as reported.
The award was reportedly established by the Iranian Kashan Islamic Culture Foundation and is given for significant contributions to literature, culture, and the arts in the Islamic world.
Zamira Ghaffori was honored for her extensive research on Persian-language literature in India and for publishing several academic works, including History of Persian Literature in Kashmir.
Her scholarly works, such as 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, and a special issue of the journal Kandi Porsi dedicated to her academic work, have received high praise.
It is also worth noting that Tajik women scientists previously won 10 awards at the International Korean Women Inventors' Exhibition – KIWIE 2025. The awards included five gold medals, two silver, and three bronze.
Gold medals were awarded to Ganjina Navrouzoda for a method of treating chronic respiratory diseases, Rukhshona Aloviddinzoda for a method of obtaining 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 method of reinnervation of a transplanted inguinal flap, and Sofiya Safiyeva for a method of bone grafting for the lower jaw.
In addition, Ganjina Navrouzoda received a special award from the International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA), while Rukhshona Aloviddinzoda was recognized by the Korean Institute of Patent Information.
