The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theDepartment of Middle Eastern Studies and theCenter for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago jointly present: Developing a Persian Collocation Resource Using AI and Computational Methods for Language Pedagogy Mina Golestani, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/i5HR3liYShGHU9rXmcg6cw […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Crafting Kashan: Ceramics, Colour, and Commerce from the Pre-Mongol to Ilkhanid Periods Moujan Matin, University of Western Ontario Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Location for In-Person Attendance: Rm 304, 4 Bancroft Ave Toronto, ON M5S 1C1 Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/KOBWAw5oSJW212PlYGoIsg After registering, […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, and the Invisible East Programme, Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford jointly present Archaeology as National Archive: Herzfeld's History of Iran Jennifer Jenkins, University of Toronto Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 p.m. UK  Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/azuvuYKIRh-yNsSYNoA_5A After registering, you will […]

The Jackman Humanities Institute's Program for the Arts, the Centre for South Asian Studies, and the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto,  jointly present   Papers and Gardens: A Conversation with Artist Bahar Behbahani Thursday, February 12, 2026, 4:00 p.m. Rm 208N, North House 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON M5S 3K7 […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theDepartment of Middle Eastern Studies and theCenter for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago jointly present: AI-Driven Language Pedagogy for Less Commonly Taught Languages Bel Olid, University of Chicago Saturday, February 21, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/i5HR3liYShGHU9rXmcg6cw After registering, you will […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theCenter for Iranian Diaspora Studies, San Francisco State University and theIranian & Persian Gulf Studies Program, Oklahoma State University jointly present Memoir of a Box: The Iranian Diaspora, Erasure, and Recognition in North America Neda Maghbouleh, University of British Columbia Monday, February 23, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America, the Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation, the Zoroastrian Society of Ontario, and the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation jointly present Secular Religion and Neo-Zoroastrian Performatives in the Iranian Diaspora: A Southern California Case Study Babak Rahimi, University of California, San […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theDepartment of Middle Eastern Studies and theCenter for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago jointly present: A Survey of AI Language Learning APPs for Persian, Turkish, and Arabic Narges Nematollahi, Indiana University, Bloomington Saturday, March 7, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/i5HR3liYShGHU9rXmcg6cw […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theCenter for Iranian Diaspora Studies, San Francisco State University and theIranian & Persian Gulf Studies Program, Oklahoma State University jointly present DisEntangled Solidarities: Pro-Palestine Politics in the Iranian-American Diaspora Ciara Moezidis, Harvard University Monday, March 9, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/-y7EFzDpSWCne7IwhD9VnQ […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Whose Art History? The Colonial Afterlives of Western Models in Iranian Art Scholarship Elham Etemadi, Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/KOBWAw5oSJW212PlYGoIsg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theDepartment of Middle Eastern Studies and theCenter for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago jointly present: Managing Diverse Proficiency Levels with AI Generative Tools: The Case of Persian Classrooms in Higher Education Taraneh Sanei, McGill University Saturday, April 4, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and […]