• Pourdavoud Center Fall Reception 2022

    Royce 306

    Pourdavoud Center Fall 2022 Welcome Reception Friday, October 7, 2022 4:00 – 6:00 pm Royce Hall 306 Registration Required   The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World invites you to join us for a fall reception. In the company of our supporters, colleagues, academic affiliates, students, and esteemed guests, we shall be...

  • #WomenLifeFreedom: The Iranian Protest Movement

    Online Via Zoom

    Sponsored by The UCLA Center for Middle East Development Co- Sponsored by The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures The UCLA Program of Iranian Studies Some refer to it as Iran's fourth revolution, others question whether it is motivated by Islamophobia, and Western leaders and media remain largely silent. Though the current wave of...

  • Iran: What Next as the Revolution Continues?

      The UCLA Center for Middle East Development Presents   Iran: What Next as the Revolution Continues?   A conversation with expert analysts from Europe, the U.A.E., and the U.S.   ­­­ Monday, November 28 10:00 AM Pacific Time Zoom Webinar Registration is required to obtain access details   Iran’s so called fourth revolution, led...

  • Bilingual Lecture Series: Saeed Paivandi

    The Results of Four Decades of Authoritarian Islamization of Education in Iran Saeed Paivandi Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 11:30am Pacific Time via Zoom Discussion in Persian Registration Required https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B0zjlJHmRb-c38OxE0BdcQ

  • Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Arash Zeini

    The Birth of the Abestāg from the Spirit of Philology Scholars have often discussed Zoroastrianism as an ancient Iranian religion that reaches back thousands of years into the middle of the second millennium BCE. For a long time, the idea of monolithic continuity has dominated the scholarly discourse in the study of this religion. While...

  • Bilingual Lecture Series: Nadereh Chamlou and Mansoureh Shojaee

    Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 11:30am Pacific Time via Zoom Discussion in Persian Registration Required https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5o6mHEqFSlShMNVQQiHgXA   What Drives Iran’s Population Rejuvenation Policy? by Nadereh Chamlou and One Century and Two Uprisings toward the Women’s Liberation Movement by Mansoureh Shojaee  

  • Iranian Studies Lecture Series: Houchang Chehabi Lecture 1

    314 Royce Hall

    Aspects of Everyday Life in Iran Between Religion, State, and the Lure of the West A series of four lectures by Houchang Chehabi Professor Emeritus of International Relations Boston University Lecture 1: Iran and the Standard of "Civilization" February 1, 2023 | Royce Hall 314 | 4:00 pm Registration Requested for In-Person Attendance A hybrid...

  • Iranian Studies Lecture Series: Houchang Chehabi Lecture 2

    314 Royce Hall

    Aspects of Everyday Life in Iran Between Religion, State, and the Lure of the West A series of four lectures by Houchang Chehabi Professor Emeritus of International Relations Boston University Lecture 2: Names February 10, 2023 | Royce Hall 314 | 4:00 pm Registration Requested for In-Person Attendance A hybrid Zoom live stream option is...