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Bilingual Lecture Series: Calendar and Identity: Why did the Persian solar calendar survive for 1400 years and become an important feature of Iranian identity?
314 Royce Hall:گاهشماری و هویت چگونه تقویم خورشیدی ایران ۱۴۰۰ سال پایدار ماند و نماد بارزی از هویت ملی شد؟ Calendar and Identity: Why did the Persian solar calendar survive for 1400 years and become an important feature of Iranian identity? Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 4:00pm, Royce Hall 314 Alternate live stream on Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/97895439218 (No...
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Bilingual Lecture Series: Calendar and Identity: Why did the Persian solar calendar survive for 1400 years and become an important feature of Iranian identity?
10383 Bunche Hall 11282 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles , CA, United StatesCalendar and Identity: Why did the Persian solar calendar survive for 1400 years and become an important feature of Iranian identity? Monday, April 7, 2025 at 3:00pm, Bunche Hall 10383 Alternate live stream on Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/95885037418 (No need to register in advance, just click the link at 3:00pm on April 7 to join.) Since the...
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Bilingual Lecture Series: The Mahsa Movement and the Feminist Uprising in Iran
جنبش مهسا و قیام فمینیستی در ایران The Mahsa Movement and the Feminist Uprising in Iran Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HxPN8qGWQuSbj1Y1WO9TRQ This book talk will focus on a social movement that brought new characteristics to the fore, not only in Iran, but also in the Muslim world....
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Bilingual Lecture Series: The Mahsa Movement and the Feminist Uprising in Iran
The Mahsa Movement and the Feminist Uprising in Iran Monday, April 28, 2025 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iPW7un5RTfySMm-7Eicfrg This book talk will focus on a social movement that brought new characteristics to the fore, not only in Iran, but also in the Muslim world. It was probably the first genuine, global, and extensive...
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Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Wu Xin
Royce 306Imperial Foundations of the Silk Road: Persian Roads and Han Walls While the Silk Road is often celebrated as a pivotal example of early globalization, scholarship has primarily focused on the consequences of its connectivity, neglecting the crucial question of its formation and operational logistics. This lecture re-examines the origins and mechanisms of this trans-Eurasian...
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Bilingual Lecture Series: Fallen in the Whirlwind: The Odyssey and Destiny of Iranian Victims of Stalinist Great Repression in the Soviet Union
فتادگان در گردبا: گفتاری درباره سرگذشت و سرنوشت قربانیان ایرانی سرکوبهای فراگیر استالینی در شوروی Fallen in the Whirlwind: The Odyssey and Destiny of Iranian Victims of Stalinist Great Repression in the Soviet Union Sunday, May 18, 2025 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rBjt0ANzRrSrmOOM7chltg This talk introduces a new monograph that explores...
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Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Gunvor Lindström
Royce 306The Denavar Satyrs as Time Travelers: From Ancient Persia to Greece, Rome, and 20th Century Collections The influence of Greco-Roman artistic traditions on the Parthian Empire (c. 250 BCE–225 CE) remains a subject of debate, with little direct evidence attesting to their presence. One long-overlooked artifact that challenges this assumption is the recently reconstructed Denavar...
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Bilingual Lecture Series: Nepotism in the Islamic Republic of Iran
314 Royce Hallپدیدهٔ خویشاوند سالاری در جمهوری اسلامی ایران Nepotism in the Islamic Republic of Iran Sunday, June 1, 2025 | 4:00-6:00 PM Pacific | Royce Hall, Room 314 Alternate live stream via Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/91262030653 (No need to register in advance, just click the link at 4:00pm on June 1 to join.) In 1962, Leonard Binder, a keen...
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Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Lucinda Dirven: Zoroastrianism in the Religious Context of the Arsacid Empire
Royce 306November 5, 2025 Royce Hall 306, 4:00pm Download Event Flyer Here Zoom link for online attendance: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94920554065 RSVP link: https://forms.gle/2BmZz73crt582bJJ8 Zoroastrianism in the Religious Context of the Arsacid Empire Unlike the tendency to emphasize the multifaceted and diverse aspects of religious life in the Parthian Empire, this talk aims to identify shared characteristics by focusing...
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Bilingual Lecture Series: Panel Discussion on Iran’s Current Economic, Political, and Environmental Situation
ZoomPanel Discussion on Iran’s Current Economic, Political, and Environmental Situation SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2025 4:00 PM PST NOW ONLINE ONLY To watch on Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/97789716771 Panelists Include: Iran’s Water Crisis: Current Realities and Preconditions for Solutions Amir AghaKouchak is a Chancellor’s Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science at the University of...