Events

At the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, we aim to increase connection by bringing our community together, both for engaging scholarly discussion and to celebrate our culture. The Institute hosts a regular speaker series as well as events to celebrate important occasions. We invite you to join us at any of our events.

  • Documents from Turbulent Times

    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 Documents from Turbulent Times: Studying […]

    Practicing Lived Zoroastrianism in a Diaspora

    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, the Encyclopaedia […]

    Conference on Global Iranian Diaspora Studies

    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 […]

  • Iran, the Holocaust, and World War II

    Call for Applications The Holocaust, World War II, and Iranian Studies Research Workshop Applications due January 12, 2026 The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies and […]