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2013
February
09/02/13
- The Idea of Iran: From Saljuq Collapse to Mongol Conquest
The tenth programme in The Idea of Iran annual series.
16/02/13
- A Concert: Rumi's Spiritual Odyssey
An inspiring and beautiful performance put together by Light of Music evoking the life journey of Mowlana Jalaledin Balkhi.
19/02/13
- Iran's Nuclear Programme: A Surge into Modernity
David Patrikarakos, Author and Journalist
Part of the LMEI's Tuesday Evening Lecture Programme on the Contemporary Middle East, The Middle East - Changing Economic and Political Landscapes.
March
05/03/13
- Iran’s Expanding Relations with Latin America
Manouchehr Dorraj, Texas Christian University and a Visiting Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for International and Regional Studies, Doha, Qatar
Part of the LMEI's Tuesday Evening Lecture Programme on the Contemporary Middle East, The Middle East - Changing Economic and Political Landscapes.
06/03/13
- Women and the ‘Arab Spring’: Lessons from Iran?
Haideh Moghissi, Professor and Trudeau Fellow, Department of Equity Studies, York University, Toronto
The swift turn that the movement for democracy and social justice has taken in favour of Islamists signals the challenges ahead for progressive social forces. This paper asks whether there are lessons to be learned from Iran’s 1979 revolution.
23/03/13
- A Musical Celebration of Nowruz with Persian, Kurdish and Azari Music
A musical celebration to mark the Persian New Year.
