The Story of Memories: Against Silence and Oblivion by Moniro Ravanipour

End Gender Apartheid, Build Peace

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, in collaboration with Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML), CW4Afghan.ca, & the Women's Regional Network jointly present   End Gender Apartheid, Build Peace Thursday, September 21, 2023 2 pm- 4 pm Sidney Smith Hall SS2098 (2nd Floor), 100 St George Street, Toronto, ON M5S […]

Women, Life, Liberty: Human Rights and the Women’s Uprising in Iran

Join the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies at the Faculty of Arts & Science for: Women, Life, Liberty: Human Rights and the Women’s Uprising in Iran زن، زندگی، آزادی: حقوق بشر و خیزش زنان در ایران Friday, September 22, 2023 5 pm- 9 pm Convocation Hall, 31 King’s College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S […]

Women, Life, Liberty: A Symposium Dedicated to Dr. Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Laureate

  The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Women, Life, Liberty: A Symposium Dedicated to Dr. Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Laureate   Saturday, September 23, 2023 1 pm- 7 pm Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St W, Toronto, ON M5S 2C7   Registration Link for In-Person Attendance: https://www.addevent.com/event/iI18313391

Book Launch: Transnational Culture in the Iranian Armenian Diaspora

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents an Iranian Studies Book Launch for Transnational Culture in the Iranian Armenian Diaspora Claudia Yaghoobi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sunday, 24 September 2023, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time  Room 200B, 4 Bancroft Ave, Toronto, ON, M5S 1C1Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwucu6tpjwrGN2t9aUGDRvA73MQ33yWZ4ql After registering, you will receive a confirmation email […]

Rethinking History: Returning to Archives and Documents: The Archival Remnants of Art

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, and the Invisible East Programme, the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford jointly present The Archival Remnants of Art; or, an Intimate Lunch with Abu Turab GhaffariShabnam Golkhandan, University of Toronto Thursday, 28 September 2023, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 p.m. UK Zoom […]

Rumi and the Path of Radical Love

The Aga Khan Museum and the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies co-present:   Rumi and the Path of Radical Love: A Keynote Lecture by Dr. Omid Safi   Sunday, October 1, 2023 2 pm 77 Wynford Drive, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1K1   Registration Link for In-Person Attendance: https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/programs/rumi-radical-love

Persian Language Pedagogy: New Trends and Innovations: Relative Difficulty in the Acquisition of the Persian Uvular Stop

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration withThe Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations andthe Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago jointly presentRelative Difficulty in the Acquisition of the Persian Uvular Stop by English SpeakersReza Falahati Ardestani, Lecturer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Saturday, 7 October 2023, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom Meeting […]

Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series: Zoroastrian Religion and Natural Disasters

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian StudiesUniversity of Toronto Zoroastrian Studies SeminarpresentsZoroastrian Religion and Natural Disasters: The Case of Earthquakes in Ancient IranSamra E. Azarnouche, Associate Professor, École Pratique des Hautes Études - PSL, Paris, Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien   Friday, 13 October 2023, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom Meeting […]

Rethinking History: Returning to Archives and Documents: Slavery in Eastern Iranian Regions: The Case of Late Antique Bactria


The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, and the Invisible East Programme, the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford jointly present Slavery in Eastern Iranian Regions: The Case of Late Antique Bactria
 Said Reza Huseini, University of Cambridge Discussant: Khodadad Rezakhani, Leiden University Monday, 16 October 2023, […]

Listening to Tehran: Sonic Palimpsests and Affective Historical Imaginaries


The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto presents Listening to Tehran: Sonic Palimpsests and Affective Historical Imaginaries
 Laudan Nooshin, City, University of London Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time  Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYocOqqqT4rE9D5aBxRn184IY1_lT9DqRh- After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   Abstract: […]

Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series: Concept and Functions of the Zoroastrian Fire Temple

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian StudiesUniversity of Toronto Zoroastrian Studies SeminarpresentsConcept and Functions of the Zoroastrian Fire Temple Ervad Dr. Ramiyar Parvez Karanjia, Principal, Dadar Athornan Institute   Friday, 10 November 2023, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYod-CsqzkuG9K6V4Y8PHjQkGgkvhNsGb3c After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the […]

Persian Language Pedagogy: New Trends and Innovations: Innovative Technology in the Language Classroom

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theDepartment of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and theCenter for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago jointly presentInnovative Technology in the Language Classroom: Using Virtual Reality in Task-Based Language Teaching  Peyman Nojoumian, Associate Professor (Teaching), University of Southern California Saturday, 11 November 2023, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time […]