At the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, we aim to increase connection by bringing our community together, both for engaging scholarly discussion and to celebrate our culture. The Institute hosts a regular speaker series as well as events to celebrate important occasions. We invite you to join us at any of our events.
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: Lyrical Language Learning: A Multisensory […]
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Sani‘ ol-Molk’s The Thousand and One Nights: A Study of Image Content and Visual Adaptation Prof. Elham Etemadi Arkin University of […]
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, presents If Need Be Rouzbeh Akhbari and Felix Kalmenson Friday, 7 February 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Location for […]
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 "Private Sins, Public Crimes: Policing, […]
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 […]
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, in conjunction with the Iranian Diaspora Studies Seminar, presents The 2025 Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Distinguished Lecture "The […]
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, presents Iranian Cinema with Psychoanalysis: The Interpreter of Desires Farshid Kazemi, Lecturer, Simon Fraser University Friday, 7 March 2025, […]