Celebrating Nowruz 2024

University of TorontoElahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies in collaboration withYork University’s Department of History and the Iranian Women’s Organization of Ontario present an online open public discussion on Women, Life, Liberty:Mahsa Amini, the Women’s Movement, and the Future in Iran Wednesday, 5 October 2022, 01:00 PM Eastern Time (Canada and the US)Zoom Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcu2grjwvHt0_XHLNsFp9B3JbWfq0WDz2 Panel […]

University of Toronto Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration withThe Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation present Iranian Studies Book Launch Alternative Iran:Contemporary Art and Critical Spatial Practice Pamela KarimiAssociate Professor of Art HistoryUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth   Friday, October 7, 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time (Canada and the US) Zoom Registration https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErc--rqzgrE9wO1lWKFfJDuLuBYIHEjo8i   Pamela Karimi earned her PhD […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration withThe Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation present Iranian Studies Book Launch (in Persian) رویارویی زن و مرد در عصر قاجار Gender Encounters in Qajar استاد حسن جوادیاستاد بازنشسته، دانشگاه کالیفرنیا، برکلی   Friday, 7 October 2022, 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time (Canada and the US) Zoom Registration https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcscuuuqTsiGtIsMcZaxdT3DHrd-HvOANHM https://youtu.be/NcF0Al4WKAQ

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Lecture Seriesin collaboration withThe Encyclopaedia Iranica FoundationpresentControl, Digital Censorship and Totalitarianism: The State Monopolization of Video-on-Demand Platforms in IranMasoumeh HashemiMel Hoppenheim School of CinemaConcordia University Friday, 14 October 2022, 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time (Canada and the US) Zoom Registration https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtdOigqTMuEtDsfouN7QLw9RY1dijGojlM After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the […]

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 From Defense to Intervention: Iran-Iraq War Cinema in a New Millennium Niki Akhavan Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Media and Communication Studies The Catholic University of America Friday, […]

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 […]

   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 […]