Iranian Videos

Simin Behbahani: Love at Eighty is a retrospective of Simin Behbahani’s life and unique poetry. Largely in her own words, using family and period photos, interviews with noted poets and…

The Collective was founded out of the necessity to be seen, heard, and understood. Through public education, storytelling, and advocacy, the Collective shares its stories of belonging to the intersections of being Black, Iranian and African/of…

The lecture begins with an exploration of the various bases for Iranian “cultural identity” (Iraniyat)—including a long pre-Islamic legacy, the Persian language, Shi’ism, and the bonds and affinities among a…

The lecture begins with an exploration of the various bases for Iranian “cultural identity” (Iraniyat)—including a long pre-Islamic legacy, the Persian language, Shi’ism, and the bonds and affinities among a…

 چگونگی آگاهی ایرانیان از سلسله های ماد و هخامنشی Until the threshold of the Constitutional Revolution, Iranian historians were unaware of the Medes, Achaemenids, and even Parthian dynasties. There is,…

زنان و مشارکت اجتماعی در فضاهای عمومی Since the beginning of the Islamic revolution, Iranian women have been the focus of the Islamization of public spaces. However, this form of…

  Reza Ghorashi Stockton University Economic Challenges of Ebrahim Raisi Era   Amir AghaKouchak University of California, Irvine  Status and Prospects of Water and Environmental Management in Iran   Roja…

While much has been written about the impact of the 1979 Islamic revolution on life in Iran, discussions about the everyday life of Iranian women have been glaringly missing. Women…

This panel includes Dr. Khatam’s discussion of Tehran’s urban reforms before and after the revolution, focusing on developmentalism, worlding, and neoliberalism; Professor Ehsani’s studies on the genealogy of large scale…