Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia

The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia (CGIE) is a major research institute based in Tehran, Iran. Established in 1983, it is charged with the task of researching and publishing general and topical encyclopedias about Iranian and Islamic culture.[1][2][3][4]

The Center's website is located at [5] (Persian only) and there is a general introduction in English at [6] (English).

Scientific staff and peer-reviewers

The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia is managed by more than 40 scientific staff and peer-reviewers. Dariush Shayegan, Azartash Azarnoush, Javad Tabatabai, Farhad Daftary and Abbas Anvari are the members of the council of this institute.

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References
  1. About Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia on the website of Farsnews
  2. About Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia on the website of the Hamshahri newspaper
  3. About Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia on the website of the Mehrnews agency
  4. About Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia on the Tasnim news agency
  5. "مرکز دائره المعارف بزرگ اسلامی - مرکز پژوهشهای ایرانی و اسلامی". Cgie.org.ir. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  6. "The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia". Cgie.ir. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved 2011-07-13.

See also

Encyclopaedia Islamica



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