The gift from the Persian Heritage Foundation honors a pioneering scholar and researcher By Lucy Berbeo UCLA has received a commitment of $11 million from the Persian Heritage Foundation to…
Read MoreProfessor Domenico Ingenito has published a critical edition of the original Persian texts and Italian translation of the entire literary production of iconic Iranian poet, Forugh Farrokhzad (1934-1967), Io parlo…
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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…
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Originally delivered as the Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lectures, Aspects of Kinship in Ancient Iran is an exploration of kinship in the archaeological and historical record of Iran’s most ancient civilizations….
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Call for Applications for the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World announces a call for applications for the Morvarid…
Read MoreWe are proud to recognize Professor Hagop Kouloujian for being featured by LAist.com for his outstanding achievements in teaching Western Armenian. His class model keeps students engaged through creative assignments…
Read MoreCAORC 2021 Fellow: Susan Slyomovics The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) is a non-profit organization that promotes advanced research and collaboration. Every year, CAORC awards fellowships to scholars…
Read MoreAsma Sayeed, associate professor in the department of Near Eastern languages and cultures and director of Islamic studies, is charting a course for UCLA’s #IslamicStudies program — the oldest in the country: https://ucla.in/3J7yhcm Sayeed…
Read MoreIt is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Nadjib Berber, the beloved husband of our own Susan Slyomovics. Nadjib passed away on March 4th following a courageous…
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Giorgio Buccellati, professor emeritus of history and Near Eastern languages and director of the Mesopotamian Lab at UCLA, and archaeologist and professor Marilyn Buccellati, met nearly sixty years ago at…
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