The UCLA Division of Humanities has received a $1.2 million bequest from the estate of siblings George and Alice Kachigian to support the Armenian studies program in the department of…
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UCLA College Magazine Featured Story: Charting a Course for Islamic Studies at UCLA
Published: July 19, 2022As part of outreach efforts, Professor Sayeed and the [Islamic Studies] program have partnered with Amy Landau, director of education and interpretation at the Fowler Museum, to launch the new…
Read MoreBilingual Lecture Series: Nahid Pirnazar
Published: April 29, 2022Judeo Persian Writings an original comprehensive collection published in 2021 gives parallel examples in Judeo Persian and Perso Arabic script and their translations into English Most Judeo Persian documents not…
Read MoreDr. Beyza Lorenz Wins EPIC-Lang Grant for Online Language Teaching Module
Published: March 29, 2022Dr. Beyza Lorenz, Continuing Lecturer in Turkish at the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department won an EPIC-Lang grant to develop a self-paced, online module to help language instructors get…
Read MoreBilingual Lecture Series: The Performance of Female Masculinity in Lalehzari Music
Published: March 28, 2022The Performance of Female Masculinity in Lalehzari Music The Arabic-infused Iranian popular musical genre, Lalehzari (or Kucheh-Bazari), was well liked amongst Iran’s underclass in the last few decades before the…
Read MoreBilingual Lecture Series: اجراگری مردانگی توسط زنان هنرمند در موسیقی لالهزاری
Published: March 28, 2022اجراگری مردانگی توسط زنان هنرمند در موسیقی لالهزاری The Arabic-infused Iranian popular musical genre, Lalehzari (or Kucheh-Bazari), was well liked amongst Iran’s underclass in the last few decades before the…
Read MoreIran Unglazed: Local, National, and Global Histories of Persian Tilework
Published: March 24, 2022Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:00am Pacific Time via Zoom Registration Required This talk examines the many ways in which Persian tilework has been packaged and interpreted between the field,…
Read MoreIranian Studies: Āvānegār Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Published: February 24, 2022Āvānegār, a collaborative documentary narrated by Dr. Mohsen Mohammadi (Director of Indo-Persian Music at UCLA) explores the history of transcription of Iranian music, based on decades of research in various…
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Published: February 14, 2022Book Talk with Shaul Bakhash: The Fall of Reza Shah Monday, April 4, 2022 at 3:00pm Pacific Time via Zoom Lecture in English Registration Required https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tvfAF2NiT8qu6vUxlBoFzA
Read MoreBilingual Lecture Series: Latest Developments in Afghanistan and Implications for Iran
Published: February 4, 2022Latest Developments in Afghanistan and Implications for Iran: A Panel Discussion Ahmad Nader Nadery Former Chair of Independent Civil Service Commission in Kabul, and Member of the Peace Negotiation…
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