Iranian Modernity Student Symposium

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Princes, Dervishes and Dragons: The Tile Arcade from Safavid Isfahan (c. 1685-95) Lisa Golombek, Royal Ontario Museum Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) 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/KOBWAw5oSJW212PlYGoIsg After […]

Asemana Books, in collaboration with Zagros Foundation and 2:45 Literature Circle, and co-sponsored by Elahé Omidvar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies invites you to An Evening Celebrating Acclaimed Author Fereshteh Molavi and the Publication of Stories from Tehran Saturday, November 29, 2025, 6:00 p.m.  North York Memorial Community Hall 5110 Yonge St, North York ON […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Picturing Polemics: Iconography of a 1526 Painting from Safavid Tabriz Ruba Kana'an, University of Toronto Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 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 meeting.

Iranian Modernity Student Symposium Wednesday, 3 December 2025, 5:00-9:20 p.m. Room 304, Bancroft Building Zoom Registration: Register in advance for this meeting: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/OWIKSrMuTvin_zBiNUxm1Q After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   5:00-5:10 Introduction Mohamad Tavakoli   5:10-5:40 Monarchist Co-optation of the Zan, Zendigi, Azadi Movement Jesse Upton    […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies and the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto jointly present بررسی تاریخچه مطبعه مجلس از بزرگترین چاپخانه های دولتی ایران "The Majlis Printing House" (in Persian) Homa Afrasiabi, Independent Scholar Thursday, December 4, 2025, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/LzX8QvxMR6y0yTkB7ESWqA After registering, you […]

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: When Literature Is Accessible: 'Authentic' Materials, Language Awareness, and Teaching Persian in the Era of Internet and Social Media Taraneh Sanei, McGill University Saturday, December 6, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern […]

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 Migration, Politics, and Ethnic Identity Mohsen M. Mobasher, University of Houston-Downtown Monday, December 8, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/-y7EFzDpSWCne7IwhD9VnQ After […]

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 Persianate Perennialism: Meher Baba from Zoroastrianism to Universal Religion Afshin Marashi, University of Oklahoma Friday, December 12 2025, 1:00 p.m. […]

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: The Landscape and Evaluation of Generative AI in LCTL Education Nicholas Swinehart, University of Chicago Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/i5HR3liYShGHU9rXmcg6cw After registering, […]

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, Universität Hamburg Wednesday, January 14, 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, and the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation jointly present A Theory of Religion in Dēnkard III Ted Good, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Friday, February 6 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada & US) Zoom […]