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 the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America, the Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation, the Zoroastrian Society of Ontario, and the […]
The Iranian Studies Students' Forum and the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies jointly present Many Homes: Personal Journeys and Visual Narratives Elena Soní, Vanessa Barnett, and Negar Sagharichi […]
The Royal Ontario Museum and the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies jointly present From Courtyards to Coffee Houses: The Painted Worlds of Isfahan Sussan Babaie (Courtauld Institute of […]
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: The Elahé Omidyar Mir Djalali Distinguished Lecture 2025-26 "Confronting Revolutions in Image-Making: Historicism and Novel Technologies in Persian Painting" Prof. Sussan Babaie, […]
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 Persian Archives for Histories of […]
The Iranian Studies Students' Forum and the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies jointly present From Heritage to Design: Ancient Motifs in Contemporary Visual Language Mahak Rouhina Friday, October […]
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: Modern Short Stories and Poems: […]
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 […]
The Iranian Studies Students' Forum and the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies jointly present Embodied Voices, Revolutionary Narratives: Gender, Art, and Decolonial Thoughts Friday, October 31, 2025, 1:00 […]
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: Re-Introducing the Classics: Teaching Classical […]