Lessons of Towfigh

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: Selecting Linguistically Appropriate Literary Texts in Teaching Persian Language Mahbod Ghaffari, University of Cambridge Saturday, 5 April 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/xVWCr9HHQ4SQkzmQ-NlB3w After registering, you will […]

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 "Can Inshāʾ Literature Compensate for the Lack of Archives in Medieval Iran?" Dr. David Durand-Guédy, Universität Hamburg Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 p.m. UK  Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/WIQppj7tRMGqiqueSdLg0A […]

The Iranian Studies Students' Forumand the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesjointly presentGem of the Night گوهر شب افروز (in Persian) Maryam Salour (Artist, Tehran) Friday, 11 April 2025, 2:00 p.m. EDT Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/208gQFeKTlCeTi48M7RgvQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   گوهر […]

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 […]