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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Parsi Community of India and the Making of Modern Iran This book talk will provide an overview of Exile and the Nation: The Parsi Community of India and the…
Read MoreFarahbakhsh’s Zendegi-ye Khosusi (2011) narrates the life story of a former religious zealot, Ebrahim Kiani, who has transformed into a Reformist. Ebrahim has a decent family life, a wife, Forugh,…
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Frequent droughts coupled with over-abstraction of surface and groundwater through a large network of hydraulic infrastructure and deep wells have escalated Iran’s water situation to a critical level. This is…
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