Scent, Colour and Glitter in the Ancient World book cover by Fatema Soudavar Farmanfarmaian. It is subtitled "A Comparative History of Aromatics, Cosmetics and Adornment, from the Mediterranean to the China Seas", and the background is purple, red, and gold pebbles or rock shards on a black background.

Upcoming event! On April 16th at 5pm, we will have a talk by Fatema Soudavar Farmanfarmaian about her book Scent, Colour and Glitter in the Ancient World.

www.oeaw.ac.at/en/ifi/veran...

#History #AncientHistory #IranianStudies #AncientWorld

Iran under Reza Shah: Politics, Culture and State Building in the Early Pahlavi Period (1925-1941) International Workshop

Next forthcoming event! We will be hosting the conference "Iran under Reza Shah: Politics, Culture and State Building in the Early Pahlavi Period (1925-1941)":

www.oeaw.ac.at/ifi/veransta...

#Iran #IranianStudies #History

Séminaires de recherche - Centre de recherche sur le monde iranien Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien organise ou co-organise des séminaires de recherche ouverts aux chercheurs, enseignants et étudiants dont certains peuvent être validés dans le cursus universitaire des étudiants.

Toutes les séances du séminaire se tiennent à l' @inalco.fr, 65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris 13e, de 17h à 19h. Plus d'informations sur le site du CeRMI : 👇

#Iran #IranianStudies

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2026 – persian manuscripts association

Today's lecture is by Prof. Marcus Milwright (University of York), entitled: "Encircling Inscriptions in Early Persian Architecture: Thoughts on Moving, Reading, and Looking".

More information about this and future lectures:
persianmanuscripts.org/2026-2/

#IranianStudies #Iran #Persian #History

Proteste im Iran: Experte erwartet Fall des Regimes Nach landesweiten Protesten steht der Iran im Fokus internationaler Aufmerksamkeit. ÖAW-Iranist Robert Steele erklärt, warum die Proteste diesmal besonders brisant sind und weshalb er das Regime langf...

A recent interview with the IFI's Dr. Robert Steele regarding the protests in #Iran - do have a read (in German):

www.oeaw.ac.at/news/protest...

#IranProtests #IranianStudies

Séminaires de recherche - Centre de recherche sur le monde iranien Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien organise ou co-organise des séminaires de recherche ouverts aux chercheurs, enseignants et étudiants dont certains peuvent être validés dans le cursus universitaire des étudiants.

Toutes les séances du séminaire se tiennent à l' @inalco.fr, 65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris 13e, de 17h à 19h. Plus d'informations sur le site du CeRMI : 👇

#Iran #IranianStudies

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#NewatFID: One of our latest interesting acquisitions at #FID. A photo book about the Islamic Revolution in 1979. You can find more literature on this topic at:

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#Print #islamicrevolution #photobook #iranianstudies

ORF-Radio Das digitale Radioangebot des ORF. Alle öffentlich rechtlichen Radiosender Österreichs auf einer Plattform. Live und 7 Tage lang im Stream on Demand.

The IFI's @sasanianshah.bsky.social contributed to this segment on the recent Iran protests - have a listen and stay informed on the situation:

oe1.orf.at/player/20260...
(In German)

#Iran #IranianStudies

Wine Culture in Iran and Beyond edited by Bert G. Fragner, Ralph Kauz and Florian Schwarz Wine Culture in Iran and Beyond edited by Bert G. Fragner, Ralph Kauz and Florian Schwarz at isdistribution.com Starting from important new archaeological findings and insights that have led to a reth...

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#IranianStudies #MiddleEastStudies #CulturalHistory

Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien (2025-2026) - Centre de recherche sur le monde iranien Séminaire pluridisciplinaire Les séances se tiendront en présentiel INalCO, 65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris XIIIe Organisateurs : Simon Berger (CNRS/INaLCO, CeRMI), Justine Landau (Sorbonne Nouvelle, CeRMI) Le séminaire mensuel de recherche « Société, politiques et cultures du monde iranien », organisé par l’UMR 8041 Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien (CNRS – Sorbonne nouvelle – […]

Toutes les séances du séminaire se tiennent à l' @inalco.fr, 65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris 13e, de 17h à 19h. Plus d'informations sur le site du CeRMI : 👇

#Iran #IranianStudies #tengri

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#CatchOfTheDay
#OpenAccess on
#MENAdoc:

"Farhang-i Īrān-zamīn"

29 volumes, published 1952-1996

[Tihrān, 1953]

dx.doi.org/10.25673/91473

#iranianstudies #journal #persian #literature #culture #history

Poster for the Second European Round Table on Modern Persian Literature, 15-17 January 2026, SR1, Postsparkasse, 1010 Wien. The poster has a statue in the middle, the logo of the Austrian Academy of Sciences at the top and those of the Soudavar Memorial Foundation and UNSW Sydney at the bottom. The colour strip of the Academy (dark blue) is on the top left, and those of the Institute for Iranian Studies (Green and Yellow) are on the bottom right of the poster.

Forthcoming event!

We're soon hosting the Second European Round Table on Modern Persian Literature, co-organised by the University of New South Wales and with generous support from the Soudavar Memorial Foundation, Geneva.

#Iran #Literature #Persian #PersianLiterature #IranianStudies

The Orlat Battle Plaques

Classic post: the Orlat battle plaques www.bookandsword.com/2023/05/20/the-orlat-bat... #histodons #archaeology #iranistik #iranianStudies

The Sociological Imagination in Iran: History and Fundamental Challenges, by Seyed Javad Miri The Sociological Imagination in Iran: History and Fundamental Challenges, by Seyed Javad Miri, offers a critical historiography of the sociological imagination in Iran, challenging conventional ins…

My longtime collaborator and dear brother, Seyed Javad Miri, has published his new book: “The Sociological Imagination in Iran: History and Fundamental Challenges.” #Iran #IranianStudies #Islam #Shiism #MiddleEast #MENA #Sociology #philosophy #Hijab #Iranianwomen ekpyrosispress.com/product/the-...

Encyclopaedia Iranica Online was recently re-launched and the search seems to work better than before https://www.iranicaonline.org/ #iranistik #iranianStudies #shareGoodNewsToo

#FIDontheroad
You are cordially invited to R. Zanganeh's roadshow on 20 October 2025 @uni-hamburg.de.

#iranianstudies #roadshow #middleeast #MENA

#FIDontheroad
#eventanouncement
The new semester is just around the corner! That's why R. Zanaganeh from the #FID will be offering a roadshow focusing on Iranian studies here in #Halle. We look forward to seeing many participants.

#iranianstudies #roadshow #persian

#FID on the Road
Some impressions of the Tehran #Book #Fair "Uncensored" in #Copenhagen. The #FID team gained new insights into media and publications in the field of Iranian Studies.

#Bookfair #Tehran #Farsi #Literature #iranianstudies #Iranistik #FIDontheroad

Jawoll, es gibt sie noch: die Hardcore Iranistik und Turkologie!
Neuerwerbung:
The paleographical analysis of the Manichean script for middle Iranian and old Uyghur texts / Betül Özbay. - First edition. - İstanbul : Kriter, 2024
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#IranianStudies #Turkicstudies

book cover Women, Art, Freedom

Pamela Karimi in conversation with Molly Sheridan at Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
🔗 tinyurl.com/5zf66vaf

#IranianStudies #womanlifefreedom #Mahsaamini #iranianart #womenartists #artandactivism #iran #women #freedom

poster book launch 'Women, Art, Freedom'

✨Book Launch ✨
📘 'Women, Art, Freedom', by Prof. Pamela Karimi, Cornell University
📅 Friday, 27 Sept 2024, 1:00 p.m. EDT
💻 Zoom
🔗 iranianstudies.utoronto.ca/event/irania...

#IranianStudies #womanlifefreedom #Mahsaamini #iranianart #womenartists #artandactivism #iran #women #freedom