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 Framing the Past: Exploring the Godard Archives of Iran and Afghanistan Martina Massulo, Musée du Louvre Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 p.m. UK  Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/azuvuYKIRh-yNsSYNoA_5A After […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiespresents The House of the Satrap: The Making of the Persian Empire Rhyne King, University of Toronto Friday, November 14, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Rm 304, 4 Bancroft Ave Toronto, ON M5S 1C1 Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/L7fLVLdRTSWKlUI-2-VxkA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing […]

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 Tehrangeles Vice: Iranian Diaspora Pop, 1983-1993 Farzaneh Hemmasi, University of Toronto Monday, November 17, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Rm 304, 4 Bancroft […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Princes, Dervishes and Dragons: The Tile Arcade from Safavid Isfahan (c. 1685-95) Lisa Golombek, Royal Ontario Museum Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) 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/KOBWAw5oSJW212PlYGoIsg After […]

Asemana Books, in collaboration with Zagros Foundation and 2:45 Literature Circle, and co-sponsored by Elahé Omidvar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies invites you to An Evening Celebrating Acclaimed Author Fereshteh Molavi and the Publication of Stories from Tehran Saturday, November 29, 2025, 6:00 p.m.  North York Memorial Community Hall 5110 Yonge St, North York ON […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Picturing Polemics: Iconography of a 1526 Painting from Safavid Tabriz Ruba Kana'an, University of Toronto Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/KOBWAw5oSJW212PlYGoIsg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Iranian Modernity Student Symposium Wednesday, 3 December 2025, 5:00-9:20 p.m. Room 304, Bancroft Building Zoom Registration: Register in advance for this meeting: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/OWIKSrMuTvin_zBiNUxm1Q After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   5:00-5:10 Introduction Mohamad Tavakoli   5:10-5:40 Monarchist Co-optation of the Zan, Zendigi, Azadi Movement Jesse Upton    […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies and the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto jointly present بررسی تاریخچه مطبعه مجلس از بزرگترین چاپخانه های دولتی ایران "The Majlis Printing House" (in Persian) Homa Afrasiabi, Independent Scholar Thursday, December 4, 2025, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/LzX8QvxMR6y0yTkB7ESWqA After registering, you […]

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: When Literature Is Accessible: 'Authentic' Materials, Language Awareness, and Teaching Persian in the Era of Internet and Social Media Taraneh Sanei, McGill University Saturday, December 6, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern […]

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 Migration, Politics, and Ethnic Identity Mohsen M. Mobasher, University of Houston-Downtown Monday, December 8, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/-y7EFzDpSWCne7IwhD9VnQ After […]

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 Persianate Perennialism: Meher Baba from Zoroastrianism to Universal Religion Afshin Marashi, University of Oklahoma Friday, December 12 2025, 1:00 p.m. […]