Celebrating Nowruz 2024

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)

Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies in 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   Happiness in the Zoroastrian Traditions of Iran and India   Professor Jamsheed K. Choksy Indiana University   Friday, May 12, 1:00 […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies in collaboration with The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago   present   Virtual Lecture Series on Persian Language Pedagogy: New Trends and Innovations   Zoom Registration https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtfu2qqjkvHdYeuES1McyTARE2CNzBc68E     Saturday, 13 May 2023, 12:00 PM […]