Conference on Global Iranian Diaspora Studies

Archives of the Iran-Iraq War in Contemporary Iranian Art

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Summoning the Documentary Image: Archives of the Iran-Iraq War in Contemporary Iranian Art Hoda Nedaeifar, University of Toronto Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 1:00 […]

Attitudes towards Lithography in 19th-Century India

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies and the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto jointly present Attitudes towards Lithography in 19th-Century India: The East India Company […]

Manuscripts and Miracles

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 […]

Iranian Diaspora Pop, 1983-1993

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 […]

The Tile Arcade from Safavid Isfahan (c. 1685-95)

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. […]

Iconography of a 1526 Painting from Safavid Tabriz

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 […]

When Literature Is Accessible

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' […]

Migration, Politcs, and Identity

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 […]

SAVAK Calling

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 SAVAK Calling: Telephonic Directives to […]