Ranked #1
This was a Town of Kindness once: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz
This was a Town of Kindness once: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz
Dick Davis is Professor Emeritus of Persian at Ohio State University, where he was chair of the Department of Near Easte... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 41mins
Ranked #2
Locating Iranian Historical Memory: the Transformation from Zoroastrianism to Islam
Locating Iranian Historical Memory: the Transformation from Zoroastrianism to Islam
Maryam Kamali, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, focuses on... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 26mins
Ranked #3
The Complexity of Leadership of Islamic Republic of Iran
The Complexity of Leadership of Islamic Republic of Iran
Mohsen Kadivar is an Iranian dissident in exile, public intellectual, Muslim theologian, Nanner O. Koehane Distinguished... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #4
Shahnama Modern Day
Shahnama Modern Day
Shahnama illustrated manuscripts in the digital age and The idea of the Shahnama in contemporary artshttp://iranian-stud... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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42mins
Ranked #5
The Complexity of Leadership of Islamic Republic of Iran
The Complexity of Leadership of Islamic Republic of Iran
Mohsen Kadivar is an Iranian dissident in exile, public intellectual, Muslim theologian, Nanner O. Koehane Distinguished... Read more
28 Dec 2016
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Ranked #6
Culture Wars and Dual Society in Iran
Culture Wars and Dual Society in Iran
Houchang Esfandiar Chehabi is a Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University. He has also taugh... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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31mins
Ranked #7
“Evolution of Iranian Rhythms”
“Evolution of Iranian Rhythms”
Hailed as “the Bob Dylan of Iran” by the New York Times, Mohsen Namjoo is a visionary artist who speaks for and touches ... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 57mins
Ranked #8
Iranian Intellectuals of the 1960's
Iranian Intellectuals of the 1960's
Massoud Behnoud is an Iranian journalist and writer and lifelong proponent of freedom of speech and press. He worked in ... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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56mins
Ranked #9
Diaspora Media: Failures, Accomplishments and Future role
Diaspora Media: Failures, Accomplishments and Future role
Massoud Behnoud, a prominent Iranian journalist and writer, was born on 27 July 1947 in Tehran. He started his work as a... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 30mins
Ranked #10
My Promised Land
My Promised Land
Sahar Delijani was born in Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran in 1983, the same year both her parents were arrested due to thei... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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58mins
Ranked #11
Days of Revolution: Political Culture and Process in an Iranian Village
Days of Revolution: Political Culture and Process in an Iranian Village
Mary Elaine Hegland is professor of anthropology at Santa Clara University. Her areas of focus include women and gender,... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 37mins
Ranked #12
“Discovering Cyrus and the Idea of Iran: From the Cartoons of The 300 to the Craft of History”
“Discovering Cyrus and the Idea of Iran: From the Cartoons of The 300 to the Craft of History”
Reza Zarghamee brings multiple perspectives and deep knowledge to his account of the life of Cyrus the Great. http://ira... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 26mins
Ranked #13
The Psychology of Dictatorship
The Psychology of Dictatorship
Fathali Moghaddam is Professor, Department of Psychology, and Director of The Conflict Resolution Program, Department of... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 39mins
Ranked #14
Mithraic Societies: From Brotherhood to Religion's Adversary
Mithraic Societies: From Brotherhood to Religion's Adversary
Abolala Soudavar completed his university education at the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (1963-67), Stanford University (19... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 35mins
Ranked #15
Literary Trends in Contemporary Iran
Literary Trends in Contemporary Iran
Ali Dehbashi has been the editor-in-chief of Bukhara since 1999, a periodical focusing on Iranian and world cultures and... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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32mins
Ranked #16
Persian in Pakistan: Many Dimensions of a Cultural Relationship
Persian in Pakistan: Many Dimensions of a Cultural Relationship
Director of the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford UniversityShahz... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #17
Tinker, Tailor, Father, Spy
Tinker, Tailor, Father, Spy
The son of an American father and Iranian mother, Cyrus M. Copeland moved to Iran with his family at age 10. In his new ... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #18
A flawed Chapter in Modern Iranian Historiography. The First Century of Iran and Islam
A flawed Chapter in Modern Iranian Historiography. The First Century of Iran and Islam
Zakeri finished his Ph.D. studies in Near Eastern History at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City in 1987. The title o... Read more
23 Jan 2017
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1hr 33mins
Ranked #19
Recent Trends in Iranian Fiction Writing
Recent Trends in Iranian Fiction Writing
Aida Moradi Ahani was born in Bandaranzali, Iran, in 1983. She now lives and works in Tehran. She graduated in electrica... Read more
28 Dec 2016
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1hr 27mins
Ranked #20
Story Reading: “Ghosts of Objects” and “Seasons of Purgatory”
Story Reading: “Ghosts of Objects” and “Seasons of Purgatory”
Shahriar Mandanipour (Mondanipour), one of the most accomplished writers of contemporary Iranian literature, has held fe... Read more
28 Dec 2016
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