The Cyrus International Film Festival presents سنترال پارک غربی: An Exclusive Script Reading Performance featuring Arzhang Amirfazli, Jaleh Sameti, and Iraj Sanjari (in Persian) Saturday, April 12, 2025 G162, OISE Auditorium 252 Bloor St. West Toronto, ON M5S 1V6 Ticketing/Info:buytickets.at/cift
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 […]
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, […]
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, presents Conference of the Moths (dir. Samhita Sunya, 2024) A Special Preview Presentation Samhita Sunya, University of Virginia Friday, 25 April 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Location for In-Person Attendance: Room 304, 4 Bancroft Ave, Toronto, ON, M5S 1C1 Zoom […]
Phoenix Journal and the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, jointly present an Interactive Filmmaking Masterclass with Mani Haghighi (in Persian) Sunday, May 4, 2025, 1:30 p.m Arta Gallery 14 Distillery Lane, Toronto, ON, M5A 3C4 Limited Seating: Please RSVP by Friday, May 2 Refreshments will be served https://youtu.be/zFE1LRJiTKo?si=h6FvfxbPhRIDaKOE
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 "Traditional Forms and Modern Contents: The Hijr-Shamsi Calendar and Critical Engagement with Archival Sources" Dr. Delbar Khakzad, New York University Thursday, 15 May 2025, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 p.m. UK Zoom […]
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, Silk Road Films, and Orkid Gallery jointly present The Scent of Lemon at Dawn (Dir. Azadeh Bizargiti, 2014) Persian with English Subtitles Sunday, 18 May 2025, 3:00 p.m Orkid Gallery 306-250 Sheppard Ave E, North York, ON, M2N 6M9 Ticket Price: $38.61/ Student Ticket […]
4th North American Conference on Iranian Linguistics (NACIL 4) University of Toronto Mississauga May 23–25, 2025 The University of Toronto is pleased to host the 4th North American Conference on Iranian Linguistics (NACIL 4) on its Mississauga campus, May 23–25, 2025. NACIL is a biennial conference on Iranian Linguistics. It is the only linguistics conference […]