Networks of Writerly Kinship in Early Qajar Iran

Iranian Studies Book Launch: rumi roaming

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, presents   rumi roaming: contemporary engagements and interventions Gita Hashemi and Elena Basile   Thursday, 17 April 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time   Location for In-Person Attendance: Rm 304, 4 Bancroft Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 1C1   Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/2opdgPl_S1eqy_kV9lL14A […]

Iranian Diaspora Studies Seminar: Diasporic Pilgrimage

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: Diasporic Pilgrimage: Iranian Women's Return Narratives Niyosha Keyzad, University of Toronto Monday, 21 April 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/FaMX69B1S36-HPIpMiPUAw After registering, […]

Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series: Travellers’ Accounts on the Destiny of the Soul

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 Travellers' Accounts on the Destiny of the Soul Dr. Céline Redard, Université de Strasbourg Friday, 9 May 2025, 1:00 p.m. […]

Networks of Writerly Kinship in Early Qajar Iran

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, presents A Family of Poets and a Family of Patrons: Networks of Writerly Kinship in Early Qajar Iran Dominic Parviz Brookshaw, University of Oxford Friday, 9 May 2025, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time   Location for In-Person Attendance: Room 304, 4 Bancroft Ave, Toronto, ON, […]

Literature in Persian Language Pedagogy: Using ‘Notes’ as a Teaching Resource

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: Exploring  Persian Language Pedagogy through Sadriddin Ayni's Literary Lens: Using 'Notes' as a Teaching Resource Mehrak Kamali, Ohio State University Saturday, 10 May 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom […]

Iranian Diaspora Studies Seminar: Culture Beyond Country

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: Culture Beyond Country: Strategies of Inclusion in the Global Iranian Diaspora Amy Malek, Oklahoma State University Monday, 12 May 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and […]