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Iran held a unique place in the culture of nineteenth-century France, considered at once part of the Orient and yet elevated above all other Oriental nations. Admiration, identification, and even…
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March 27th, 2024 Speaker
Dr. Julia Hartley Department
Mossavar Rahmani Persian Gulf Studies Location
Robertson 001
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Sanctions have enormous consequences. Especially when imposed by a country with the economic influence of the United States, sanctions induce clear shockwaves in both the economy and political…
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April 3rd, 2024 Speaker
Narges Bajoghli, Vali Nasr Department
Sharon and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies Location
Robertson Bowl 001
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This short introduction to Zoroastrian manuscripts will briefly touch on the origins of the Zoroastrian religion, as well as key texts and languages associated with it.
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Jamie O’Connell Department
Near Eastern Studies
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The talk focuses on the discovery of several thousand pieces of commercial correspondence and contracts traveling aboard the Armenian-freighted vessel, the Santa Catharina, across the Indian Ocean at…
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December 10th, 2018 Speaker
Sebouh Aslanian Department
Sharmin and Bijan Center for Middle East Studies Location
Aaron Burr 219
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Dr. Banafsheh Keynoush, foreign policy advisor, explains the often misunderstood relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. With current tensions often primarily…
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Princeton’s Dr. Khodadad Rezakhani (Associate Research Scholar, Mossavar-Rahmani Center) presents a case for late antique/early medieval Central Asia away from the prevailing paradigms that…
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Dr. Michael Barry (Princeton University) presents the extraordinary legacy of Alexander the Great by demonstrating his impact on the regions he conquered through historical representation and…
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Professor Ali Ansari (University of St. Andrews) discusses the impact of Iranian-British relations and British political ideology on Iranian nationalists and their concept of ‘nation’ in…
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Assef Ashraf, doctoral candidate in History (Yale University), explains the significance of gift-giving to the formation, political culture, governance, and economy of the Qajar state in early…
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Professor William O. Beeman (University of Minnesota) answers audience questions following the keynote address for Ethnography of Iran: Past and Present, Princeton’s first conference examining…
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William Beeman Department
MRC-Mossavar-Rahmani Center
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Professor William O. Beeman (University of Minnesota) presents the keynote address for Ethnography of Iran: Past and Present, Princeton’s first conference examining the impact of ethnographic…
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William Beeman Department
MRC-Mossavar-Rahmani Center
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