Centre for Iranian Studies Events
2012
February
04/02/12
- The Idea of Iran: the age of the great Saljuqs
The ninth programme in The Idea of Iran annual series.
18/02/12
- Intoxication of Hafez, Persian Poetry & Music
An illuminating performance from Light of Music in cooperation with the Centre for Iranian Studies, LMEI, SOAS.
March
24/03/12
- Persian New Year Norouz Celebrations at SOAS
A celebration of Norouz with music, poetry and food.
April
24/04/12
- Areta - The Lost Civilization of Southern Persia
Mahmoud Kavir
May
14/05/12
- FRENEMIES + Jigsaw
Stand-up comedy evening.
June
25/06/12
- Kamran Djam 2012 Annual Lecture at SOAS: The Exilic Mode in Persian Literature
Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, University of Maryland
In the first of two lectures to mark the first Kamran Djam Annual Lecture at SOAS Professor Karimi-Hakkak will address The Exilic Mode in Persian Literature with reference to The Classical Background.
26/06/12
- Kamran Djam 2012 Annual Lecture at SOAS: The Exilic Mode in Persian Literature
Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, University of Maryland
In his second lecture at SOAS Professor Karimi-Hakkak will address The Exilic Mode in Persian Literature with reference to The Modern and Contemporary Scenes.
September
01/09/12
- Fundraising for the Victims of the Earthquake in Iran (Azerbaijan)
An afternoon of events and activities to raise funds for the recent earthquake in Iran.
23/09/12
- Mehregan Festival at SOAS
Iranian cultural celebration.
October
16/10/12
- Iran Economic Sanctions: Foreign Policy Tool or Weapon of Mass Destruction?
Hassan Hakimian, LMEI, SOAS
Part of the LMEI's Tuesday Evening Lecture Programme on the Contemporary Middle East, The Middle East - Changing Economic and Political Landscapes.
25/10/12
- Monthly Film Screening: KICK IN IRAN
Sara Khoshjamal-Fekri is the first female athlete from Iran to ever qualify for the Olympic Games. Her discipline is Taekwondo. KICK IN IRAN shows her arduous journey to Beijing 2008, a persistent struggle for self-determination and recognition in a society based on strict religious laws.
November
06/11/12
- Between Empires: Shah ´Abbas I through the Eyes of Shahjahan Padshah I
Saqib Baburi, former Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF) Visiting Fellow
16/11/12
- An Evening in Honour of Homa Katouzian
An evening in honor of Dr. Homa Katouzian on the occasion of his seventieth birthday to celebrate both his life and work.
20/11/12
- Like Sugar in Milk: Stories of Zoroastrian Migration to the South East of England
Like Sugar in Milk is a Heritage Lottery funded, oral history and photographic exhibition focusing on the migration stories of Zoroastrian Elders living in the South East of England.
22/11/12
- Monthly Film Screening: 10 + 4
Mania Akbari's sequel to Abbas Kiarostami's 2002 arthouse hit Ten. As in the first installment, Akbari spends her screen time as an unnamed character, driving a car and conducting long conversations with passengers - including her son, her sister and others. Yet here, she's suffering from a terminal cancer that is slowly worming its way through her body.
December
05/12/12
- The Hadassah and Daniel Khalili Memorial Lecture in Islamic Art and Culture
Professor Jeremy Johns (Professor of the Art and Archaeology of the Islamic Mediterranean Director, Khalili Research Centre for the Art and Material Culture of the Middle East, University of Oxford)
The Painted Ceilings of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo
