The Iran Society, founded in 1935

Professor Nile Green “When the Mirzas met Mr D’Arcy: six Persian students in Regency London

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Kaveh Abbasian “The Iran-Iraq war as seen in Iranian films”

In the wake of the 1979 Revolution in Iran, the new régime aimed for an independent domestic cinema with Islamic and educational content in the service of the revolution. Cinema as both an industry and an art-form went through a process of cleansing and purification. As a result, many young non-professional Islamic revolutionaries started making […]

Professor Donald Rayfield “Whatever did the Iranians do for Georgia? – coexistence and conflict

Georgians made many important contributions to Iran, particularly under Shah Abbas I, as military men, provincial governors and builders.  Allahverdi Khan Undiladze, who built the eponymous bridge over the Zayandeh Rud in Isfahan, was a Georgian.  In Georgia, however, wherever one looks at a ruined church one is told that it was destroyed by Shah […]

BP in Iran from 1902 to the 1950s: documentary film and discussion

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‘Bards Apart?’ – A musical performance of the poems of Robert Burns and Hafez

By kind invitation of SOAS, this event is open to all. Tickets cost £10 (£5 for students) and can be obtained online only via the following link    A Musical Performance of Scottish and Persian Songs and Poems by Robert Burns & Hafez with guitar and santur accompaniment. We are grateful to the Azima Foundation, the British Council, the […]

Memories of mountaineering in Iran: John Harding

John Harding, a member of the Iran Society, has spent most of a lifetime mountaineering.  He will be sharing with us his experiences of mountaineering in Iran. Copies of his recently published book will be available for purchase. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosofutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbethttps://bsport.fithttps://onbet88.ooohttps://i9bet.bizhttps://hi88.ooohttps://okvip.athttps://f8bet.athttps://fb88.cashhttps://vn88.cashhttps://shbet.atbóng đá […]

“Speaking of the Devil” – Images of Divs (demons) in the Persian Pictorial Tradition: Dr Francesca Leoni

Why does evil look the way it does? In this richly illustrated talk, Dr Francesca Leoni addresses this question by examining divs or demons, the quintessentially evil creatures of Persian mythology and folklore. Dr Francesca Leoni is Assistant Keeper and Curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, as well as Research […]