Dear Friends,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am delighted to invite you to the 1st Abbas Kiarostami International Short Film Festival, which will be held from July 2 to July 4, 2024, in Klick Kino Berlin. We have an interesting lineup of short films from talented filmmakers around the world, and it would be an honor to have you join us for this special event.

Please find the program details at the following link: https://kiarostamifilmfest.com/program


We would greatly appreciate it if you could also share information about the festival with your colleagues and friends.

We look forward to welcoming you to the festival.

Warm regards,

Hamed Soleimanzadeh
Festival Director
1st Abbas Kiarostami International Short Film Festival

Public Lecture, Aula am Wilhelmsplatz, Tuesday, 6:15 pm

"The Story of Memories: Against Silence and Oblivion"
The 2024 Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Distinguished Lecture

Moniro Ravanipour
Iranian Author and Poet

Friday, 26 July 2024, 6:00 p.m. EDT
Isabel Bader Theatre
93 Charles Street West
Toronto ON, M5S 2C7

In-Person Registration Link:
https://iranianstudies.utoronto.ca/event/the-story-of-memories-against-silence-and-oblivion-by-moniro-ravanipour/

Zoom Registration Link:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcudOytpj4oHNSEsSLTB3Qh3Mh5N5YG8LJg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

"Midlife Crisis and the Mother Complex in Iranian Cinema"
(in Persian)

Dr. Mohammad-Reza Sargolzaee
Psychiatrist & Author

Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 4:00 p.m. EDT

Location for In-Person Attendance:
Room 200B, 4 Bancroft Ave
Toronto ON, M5S 1C5

Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElfuCqrjgsG9IeXmgDm2A0FC8pXtp3Sbks
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

"Persian Printing in Comparative Context: The Place of Iran in Three Technological Diffusion Zones"

Prof. Nile Green
University of California, Los Angeles

Thursday, 5 September 2024, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Zoom Registration Link:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pd-uorjMvGNQtfHpS_s8YpNuWs8k_O6tj
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The programm of the conference on the Modern Middle East in Göttingen is now available online:
https://gesellschaften-im-wandel30.de/frontend/index.php?folder_id=8391&page_id=# Students from Göttingen University do have to register, but do not have to pay a fee. For students of Iranian Studies, you can use the lecture for the module on SK IRa 140, Lecture attendance

"Intimacies of Global Sufism: Ne'matullahi Shrines and Material Culture between Iran and India"

Dr. Peyvand Firouzeh
University of Sydney

Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 1:00 p.m. EDT

Location for In-Person Attendance:
Room 304, 4 Bancroft Ave
Toronto ON, M5S 1C5

Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEld-mpqT0vGNDNDCnthVb7Nu3wqu0pyICY
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"Angel's Tapping at the Wine-Shop's Door: A History of Alcohol in the Islamic World"

Prof. Rudi Matthee
University of Delaware

Friday, 20 September 2024, 1:00 p.m. EDT

Location for In-Person Attendance:
Room 200B, 4 Bancroft Ave
Toronto ON, M5S 1C5

Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqc–orzMjGtVQVD3PSfme63KpVlpvv5Y8
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

▫️ دوره آنلاین مقدماتی نسخه‌شناسی

👤 مدرس: دکتر بنفشه افتخاری
- دکتری فلسفه، گرایش تاریخ و فلسفه علم، دانشگاه لیون 3 ( ژان مولن )، فرانسه - زیر نظر استاد برونو پنشار
- پست‌دکترای مطالعه هوشمند نسخ و متون کهن علمی - فلسفی دوره اسلامی. عنوان تحقیق: استانداردهای نوین بررسی و توصیف نسخ خطی بر اساس سیستم بریل - عربیکا
- عضو پروژه فاسیف فرانسه
- عضو بنیاد حکمت و طبیعیات فرهنگستان علوم پزشکی ایران

🔴معرفی دوره:

دوره مقدماتی نسخه‌شناسی گام نخست از مطالعه روشمند نسخ خطی است که کسب مهارت در مواجهه با منابع دست اول تاریخی را افزایش می‌دهد. دوره شامل شناخت کلیات در مطالعه نسخ خطی، تشخیص شاخص‌های مهم تاریخی به همراه تمرین برای پرورش مهارت در نسخه‌خوانی است.


⏰ زمان: شنبه‌ها، از ساعت ۱۹ تا ۲۰:۳۰

🔴 بعد از پایان دوره در صورت کسب امتیاز لازم گواهی شرکت در دوره صادر می‌شود.

📞 برای ثبت‌نام و مشاوره در خصوص دوره لطفا با آیدی زیر تماس بگیرید:

t.me/nutqiyyat_admin

Conference: Gesellschaften im Wandel: Recht, Kultur und Politik im Vorderen Orient, Göttingen 26.-28.9.

Exploring Contemporary Iranian Art Practices #3

A Graduate Student Symposium

Friday, 4 October 2024, 4:00 p.m. EDT

Zoom Registration Link:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdeGoqTkvHdVqJBSjiccMco8NeAsb4sbN
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"The Development of the Military and the Public in the Shadow of Lithography"
(in Persian)

Mr. Majid Jalise
Independent Scholar, Tehran

Thursday, 3 October 2024, 12:00 p.m. EDT
Zoom Registration Link:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pd-uorjMvGNQtfHpS_s8YpNuWs8k_O6tj
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"Persian Satire and Humor in Teaching Persian as a Foreign Language: A Case Study"

Prof. Negar Davari Ardakani
Shahid Beheshti University

Saturday, 5 October 2024, 12:00 p.m. EDT
Zoom Registration Link:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdO2qpjMuGNwq5LZUoaVQ1W2expF2RC-0
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"From the Gavbara to Khurshid: The Pahlavi Archive of Tabarestan and the First Century of Islam in Iran"

Dr. Khodadad Rezakhani
Leiden University

Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/ 5:00 p.m. UK
Zoom Registration Link:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItceqgpz8vHdbwWd0vl0tchhUgpJt3iPZz
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Exploring Contemporary Iranian Art Practices #3

A Graduate Student Symposium

Friday, 4 October 2024, 4:00 p.m. EDT

Zoom Registration Link:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdeGoqTkvHdVqJBSjiccMco8NeAsb4sbN
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"Secrets and Lies at the Cannes Festival and 44 Years of Iranian Cinema in France"
(in Persian)

Mamad Haghighat
Filmmaker & Critic (Paris, France)

Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 1:00 p.m. EDT

Location for In-Person Attendance:
Room 200B, 4 Bancroft Ave
Toronto ON, M5S 1C5

Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMucO-trTkiGdU0-wKtRsw3qXavvSQSl3cY
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"Iran, the Holocaust, and World War II"


Dr. Arash Azizi
Boston University

Prof. Jennifer Jenkins
University of Toronto

Prof. Lior Sternfeld
Pennsylvania State University

Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 3:00 p.m. EDT

Location for In-Person Attendance:
Room 200B, 4 Bancroft Ave
Toronto ON, M5S 1C5

Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkd-GtqD8pG9xqghJYKpLY8czG1aqfj9W7
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