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Hamid & Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies

Hamid & Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies

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This was a Town of Kindness once: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz

This was a Town of Kindness once: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz

Dick Davis is Professor Emeritus of Persian at Ohio State University, where he was chair of the Department of Near Easte... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 41mins

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Locating Iranian Historical Memory: the Transformation from Zoroastrianism to Islam

Locating Iranian Historical Memory: the Transformation from Zoroastrianism to Islam

Maryam Kamali, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, focuses on... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 26mins

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The Complexity of Leadership of Islamic Republic of Iran

The Complexity of Leadership of Islamic Republic of Iran

Mohsen Kadivar is an Iranian dissident in exile, public intellectual, Muslim theologian, Nanner O. Koehane Distinguished... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 29mins

Ranked #4

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Shahnama Modern Day

Shahnama Modern Day

Shahnama illustrated manuscripts in the digital age and The idea of the Shahnama in contemporary artshttp://iranian-stud... Read more

23 Jan 2017

42mins

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The Complexity of Leadership of Islamic Republic of Iran

The Complexity of Leadership of Islamic Republic of Iran

Mohsen Kadivar is an Iranian dissident in exile, public intellectual, Muslim theologian, Nanner O. Koehane Distinguished... Read more

28 Dec 2016

Ranked #6

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Culture Wars and Dual Society in Iran

Culture Wars and Dual Society in Iran

Houchang Esfandiar Chehabi is a Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University. He has also taugh... Read more

23 Jan 2017

31mins

Ranked #7

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“Evolution of Iranian Rhythms”

“Evolution of Iranian Rhythms”

Hailed as “the Bob Dylan of Iran” by the New York Times, Mohsen Namjoo is a visionary artist who speaks for and touches ... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 57mins

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Iranian Intellectuals of the 1960's

Iranian Intellectuals of the 1960's

Massoud Behnoud is an Iranian journalist and writer and lifelong proponent of freedom of speech and press. He worked in ... Read more

23 Jan 2017

56mins

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Diaspora Media: Failures, Accomplishments and Future role

Diaspora Media: Failures, Accomplishments and Future role

Massoud Behnoud, a prominent Iranian journalist and writer, was born on 27 July 1947 in Tehran. He started his work as a... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 30mins

Ranked #10

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My Promised Land

My Promised Land

Sahar Delijani was born in Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran in 1983, the same year both her parents were arrested due to thei... Read more

23 Jan 2017

58mins

Ranked #11

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Days of Revolution: Political Culture and Process in an Iranian Village

Days of Revolution: Political Culture and Process in an Iranian Village

Mary Elaine Hegland is professor of anthropology at Santa Clara University. Her areas of focus include women and gender,... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 37mins

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“Discovering Cyrus and the Idea of Iran: From the Cartoons of The 300 to the Craft of History”

“Discovering Cyrus and the Idea of Iran: From the Cartoons of The 300 to the Craft of History”

Reza Zarghamee brings multiple perspectives and deep knowledge to his account of the life of Cyrus the Great. http://ira... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 26mins

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The Psychology of Dictatorship

The Psychology of Dictatorship

Fathali Moghaddam is Professor, Department of Psychology, and Director of The Conflict Resolution Program, Department of... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 39mins

Ranked #14

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Mithraic Societies: From Brotherhood to Religion's Adversary

Mithraic Societies: From Brotherhood to Religion's Adversary

Abolala Soudavar completed his university education at the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (1963-67), Stanford University (19... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 35mins

Ranked #15

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Literary Trends in Contemporary Iran

Literary Trends in Contemporary Iran

Ali Dehbashi has been the editor-in-chief of Bukhara since 1999, a periodical focusing on Iranian and world cultures and... Read more

23 Jan 2017

32mins

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Persian in Pakistan: Many Dimensions of a Cultural Relationship

Persian in Pakistan: Many Dimensions of a Cultural Relationship

Director of the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford UniversityShahz... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 19mins

Ranked #17

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Tinker, Tailor, Father, Spy

Tinker, Tailor, Father, Spy

The son of an American father and Iranian mother, Cyrus M. Copeland moved to Iran with his family at age 10. In his new ... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 5mins

Ranked #18

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A flawed Chapter in Modern Iranian Historiography. The First Century of Iran and Islam

A flawed Chapter in Modern Iranian Historiography. The First Century of Iran and Islam

Zakeri finished his Ph.D. studies in Near Eastern History at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City in 1987. The title o... Read more

23 Jan 2017

1hr 33mins

Ranked #19

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Recent Trends in Iranian Fiction Writing

Recent Trends in Iranian Fiction Writing

Aida Moradi Ahani was born in Bandaranzali, Iran, in 1983. She now lives and works in Tehran. She graduated in electrica... Read more

28 Dec 2016

1hr 27mins

Ranked #20

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Story Reading: “Ghosts of Objects” and “Seasons of Purgatory”

Story Reading: “Ghosts of Objects” and “Seasons of Purgatory”

Shahriar Mandanipour (Mondanipour), one of the most accomplished writers of contemporary Iranian literature, has held fe... Read more

28 Dec 2016

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