Mey-e Nāb: The Canadian Golha Orchestra with Sepideh Raissadat

Homework: Film Production and Cultural Exchange at Kanoon, (Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults), 1965-1989

University of Toronto Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Lecture Series in collaboration with The Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation present Homework: Film Production and Cultural Exchange at Kanoon, (Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults), 1965-1989 Simran Bhalla Postdoctoral Fellow in Cinema and Media Studies University of Southern […]

How Women Claim their Rights on or off Screen

Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Lecture SeriespresentHow Women Claim their Rights on or off Screena virtual lecture by Dr. Pardis MinuchehrCalifornia State University, Long BeachFriday, 2 December 2022, 1:00 PM Eastern Time (Canada and the US)   Zoom Registrationhttps://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvc-GhrjojEtPL2odpI4uEzAx1wPcOU3HM   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about […]

Women, Life, Liberty: Iran’s Democratic Future

   University of Toronto The Elahé Omidyar Institute of Iranian Studies presents Women, Life, Liberty: Iran’s Democratic Future Saturday, 14 January 2023 10:00 A.M.-7:00 P.M. Eastern Time (Canada and the US) In-Person: Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5 Zoom Registration & Participation https://uoft.me/IransDemocraticFuture 10:15-10:30 Welcome & Introduction: Mohamad Tavakoli, University of Toronto  Payam Akhavan, University […]

Conception and Representation of the Zoroastrian Rituals

University of Toronto Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation, the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations in North America, and the Zoroastrian Society of Ontario Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series   present Conception and Representation of the Zoroastrian Rituals   Professor Alberto Cantera Institute for Iranian Studies, Freie Universität Berlin   Friday, January 20, 1:00 PM Eastern TimeZoom Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rdOqrrDstE9AhTsED3g0OOxf9E4maGo0T https://youtu.be/5F2fSy1a46s

Fiction and the Formation of Romantic Love: The Afterlife of Nizami Ganjavi’s Khusru u Shirin in Hindustan

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Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian StudiesThe Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Lecture SeriespresentsFiction and the Formation of Romantic Love: The Afterlife of Nizāmī Ganjavi’s Khusrau u Shīrīn in Hindustān   Aqsa Ijaz University of TorontoFriday, 27 January 2023, 1:00 PM Eastern Time (Canada and the US) In-Person SessionRoom 200B, Bancroft Building, 4 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1C1 https://goo.gl/qhdeVh   Zoom Session […]

Grammaticalization of “Dāshtan”

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago and the Department of Near Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto present Virtual Lecture Series on Persian Language Pedagogy: New Trends and Innovations Grammaticalization of “Dāshtan” Dr. Mahbod GhafariUniversity of […]

On the Transmission of the Zoroastrian Texts

University of Toronto Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation, the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations in North America, and the Zoroastrian Society of Ontario Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series   present On the Transmission of the Zoroastrian Texts   Professor Almut HintzeFellow of the British Academy and Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism, University of London   Friday, February 17, 1:00 PM Eastern Time   Zoom […]

Women’s Political Representation in Iran and Turkey: Demanding a Seat at the Table

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies in collaboration with Department of History, York University present Iranian Studies Book Launch: In-person and Online Women's Political Representation in Iran and Turkey: Demanding a Seat at the Table Mona Tajali Associate Professor of International Relations and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies, Agnes Scott College Friday, 3 […]

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION: The Iranian Women Organization of Ontario, The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, & the Royal Ontario Museum Jointly Present 8th MARCH 2023 Please join us for reflections on the Iranian Women, Life, Liberty (آزادی، زندگی، زن (Movement, and the prospects for women’s empowerment and leadership in Iran and the […]

Recovering collective memory: Tracing the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish manuscripts of Gümüşhanevî foundation libraries across dispersal and collection

Michael E. Marmura Lectures Series in Arabic Studies: Evyn Kropf   Thursday 9 March, 3-5PM Bancroft Hall Conference Room (200B) Registration link for Zoom attendance: https://bit.ly/marmura-kropf Evyn Kropf   Recovering collective memory: Tracing the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish manuscripts of Gümüşhanevî foundation libraries across dispersal and collection   Cross-over Lecture, jointly presented by the Michael E. Marmura […]

An introduction to Islamicate manuscript culture: Exploring evidence for history

Hands-on graduate workshop with Evyn Kropf Friday, March 10th, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM At the Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library Space is limited, so please register by Thursday, March 2nd   Registration through link: https://forms.office.com/r/CpSrsEKBGi Abstract: In this intensive workshop, we will explore codicological methods for investigating evidence for the history of particular Islamicate […]