Centre for Iranian Studies Events
2013
January
19/01/13
- Poetry, Satire, Music, Dance - Announcing the winners of the Jaleh Esfahani Poetry Prize
With Satirist Haroon Yousofi, the music ensemble Mahalat Ajam and dance by Flamenco South.
28/01/13
- Monthly Film Screening: In Search of a Healer & Throw a Stone into the Water
- Two documentaries by Hassan Solhjoo.
29/01/13
- Women's perceptions of access to justice in Iran
Sahar Maranlou, University of Warwick
Part of the LMEI's Tuesday Evening Lecture Programme on the Contemporary Middle East, The Middle East - Changing Economic and Political Landscapes.
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.
10/03/13
- A Celebration of the Life & Work of Maestro Homayoun Khoram - A Musical Tribute
This event is now sold out however there will be a live video stream in one of the other lecture theatres at SOAS - spaces are limited and we suggest you arrive early to avoid disappointment
23/03/13
- A Musical Celebration of Nowruz with Persian, Kurdish and Azari Music
A musical celebration to mark the Persian New Year.
May
15/05/13
- The Legal Aspects of Religious Diversity in Iran
Houchang Chehabi, Boston University
