Shahscoping Lahore: Elective Affinities in the Era of Regional Cooperation and Development

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 […]

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: 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 […]

Virtual Lecture Series on Persian Language Pedagogy: New Trends and Innovations Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Language Classroom: Towards  Critically Engaged Practice in Teaching Persian as an Additional Language Dr. Nahal Akbari Clinical Assistant Professor University of Maryland   Zoom Registration https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtfu2qqjkvHdYeuES1McyTARE2CNzBc68E Abstract: Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are familiar terms on our campuses […]

بوي باران ، بوي سبزه ، بوي خاک شاخه هاي شسته ، باران خورده پاک آسمان آبي و ابر سپيد برگهاي سبز بيد عطر نرگس ، رقص باد نغمه شوق پرستوهاي شاد خلوت گرم کبوترهاي مست   نرم نرمک ميرسد اينک بهار خوش به حال روزگار ...   خوش به حال چشمه ها و دشتها […]

University of Toronto The Elahé Omidyar Institute of Iranian Studies in collaboration with Intersectionality research hub at Concordia University Department of Historical Studies, UTM presents Discursive Sexual Violence on Social Media: Personal and Theoretical Reflections Moderator: Dr. Leila Pourtavaf Friday, 24 Mar 2023, 01:00 PM (Canada and The US) Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/82576785918   Dr Yasmin […]

Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies in collaboration with The Office of Ali Ehsassi, MP present Nowruz  2023: Reflections on the Women, Life, Liberty Movement by Canadian and European Parliamentarians Sunday, 26 March 2023, 10:00 a.m.-12 p.m. Easter Time (Canada and The US) In-person Meeting: Innis Town Hall, Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto, […]

Leaky Grammars and Language Pedagogy Saturday, 8 April 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Time Dr. Masoud Jasbi Assistant Professor of Linguistics University of California, Davis Zoom Registration https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtfu2qqjkvHdYeuES1McyTARE2CNzBc68E   Abstract: Language pedagogy typically involves explicitly presenting grammatical generalizations and examples that motivate them. For example, an English teacher may say that “the” is used with familiar […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration withThe Department of History presentThe Iranian Revolution:A Graduate Student Symposium Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Easter Time (Canada and The US) Room 200B, Bancroft Building, 4 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto M5S 1C1 Zoom Meeting Registration Link(after registering, the passcode will be sent in the registration confirmation email) Program:6:05 […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies  presentsA symposium onThe Iranian Women's Bill of Rightsنشست لایحه حقوقی زنان ایران Saturday, 15 April 2023, 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Easter Time (Canada and US) Zoom Meeting Registration Link (after registering, the passcode will be sent in the registration confirmation email)