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 The Old Uyghur Documents and a Global Microhistory of the Silk Roads Márton Vér, Universität Hamburg Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 p.m. UK  Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/azuvuYKIRh-yNsSYNoA_5A After […]

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 18, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and […]

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 Cartographies of Displacement: Gender, Sexuality, and Diasporic Epistemic Minefields Fataneh Farahani, Stockholm University Monday, April 20, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Location for […]

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, April 21, 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 Studies, University of Toronto, presents   The Warehouse of Bamiyan and The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids Arezou Azad, University of Oxford / Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales Monday, April 27, 2026, 12:00 p.m./5:00.pm.  Toronto/London Zoom Registration Link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/fqspsfMGRd2dxPgnMt4gNw After registering, you will receive a […]

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, May 2, 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, University of Toronto, and the Invisible East Programme, Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford jointly present Documents from Turbulent Times: Studying Middle Persian Collections from the Late Sasanian and Early Islamic Periods—Opportunities and Challenges Nima Asefi, Universiteit Leiden Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 p.m. […]

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, the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies, San Francisco State University and theIranian & Persian Gulf Studies Program, Oklahoma State University jointly presents Zoroastrian […]