The department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures in collaboration with Professor Mario Beatty of Howard University is thrilled to announce a new Egyptology summer program. Called “Pathways to a…
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Additional Support for the Pourdavoud Center’s Research Initiatives
Published: December 9, 2021
The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World would like to express its deep appreciation to Ms. Nastaran Akhavan for her financial support of the UCLA Archaeological Gazetteer…
Read MoreA New Pledge of Support for the UCLA Archaeological Gazetteer of Iran
Published: November 3, 2021
The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World would like to express its deep gratitude to Dr. Haleh Emrani and the Gramian-Emrani Foundation for their financial support of…
Read MoreAnnouncing A New Series: Iran and the Ancient World
Published: October 28, 2021
Iran and the Ancient World Under the directorship of Professor M. Rahim Shayegan, the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World at UCLA has established a series, Iran…
Read MoreFaculty Position in Anatolian Open
Published: October 19, 2021The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and the Program in Indo-European Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, have been authorized to make an appointment to a…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies 2021-2022 Awardees
Published: September 24, 2021
The UCLA Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World is pleased to announce the awarding of the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies. This fellowship was established…
Read MoreEmergency Support for Afghan Scholars at Risk
Published: September 1, 2021
Dear colleagues and friends of the UCLA campus, With the support of campus leadership, the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies launched an emergency effort to respond to the Taliban…
Read MoreThe Sound Traditions: Studies in Ismaili Texts and Thought – New Book by Ismail Poonawala
Published: August 9, 2021
The Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department is proud to announce the upcoming publication of The Sound Traditions: Studies in Ismaili Texts and Thought (Brill, 2021) by our own Dr….
Read MoreCall for Applications for the 2021-22 Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies
Published: August 5, 2021
Call for Applications for the 2021-22 Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World announces a call for applications for the…
Read MoreChris PreJean Wins Fulbright
Published: June 2, 2021
The NELC department is proud to announce that Christopher Prejean has been awarded a two-year Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship for his work The Hermeneutical Christian in Islamic Legal Thought. His project…
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