Film Screening: Conference of the Moths

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America, the Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation, the Zoroastrian Society of Ontario, and the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation jointly present Zoroastrians during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, 1906-11 Dr. Alexandra Buhler, King's College London Friday, 4 April 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern […]

The Iranian Studies Students' Forumand the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesjointly presentBeyond the Frame: The Impact of Illustrated Narrative   Friday, 4 April 2025, 4:00 p.m. EDT Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkdOihrj0pHNEcluBLNP-hISSXbQASMg23 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   This event has been designed […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theDepartment of Middle Eastern Studies and theCenter for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago jointly present: Selecting Linguistically Appropriate Literary Texts in Teaching Persian Language Mahbod Ghaffari, University of Cambridge Saturday, 5 April 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/xVWCr9HHQ4SQkzmQ-NlB3w After registering, you will […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, and the Invisible East Programme, Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford jointly present "Can Inshāʾ Literature Compensate for the Lack of Archives in Medieval Iran?" Dr. David Durand-Guédy, Universität Hamburg Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 p.m. UK  Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/WIQppj7tRMGqiqueSdLg0A […]

The Iranian Studies Students' Forumand the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesjointly presentGem of the Night گوهر شب افروز (in Persian) Maryam Salour (Artist, Tehran) Friday, 11 April 2025, 2:00 p.m. EDT Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/208gQFeKTlCeTi48M7RgvQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   گوهر […]

The Cyrus International Film Festival presents سنترال پارک غربی: An Exclusive Script Reading Performance featuring Arzhang Amirfazli, Jaleh Sameti, and Iraj Sanjari (in Persian) Saturday, April 12, 2025 G162, OISE Auditorium 252 Bloor St. West Toronto, ON M5S 1V6   Ticketing/Info:buytickets.at/cift

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, presents   rumi roaming: contemporary engagements and interventions Gita Hashemi and Elena Basile   Thursday, 17 April 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time   Location for In-Person Attendance: Rm 304, 4 Bancroft Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 1C1   Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/2opdgPl_S1eqy_kV9lL14A […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theCenter for Iranian Diaspora Studies, San Francisco State University and theIranian & Persian Gulf Studies Program, Oklahoma State University jointly present: Diasporic Pilgrimage: Iranian Women's Return Narratives Niyosha Keyzad, University of Toronto Monday, 21 April 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/FaMX69B1S36-HPIpMiPUAw After registering, […]