Iranian Studies & Recent Developments
Promotion of Iranian Studies Programs
- University of British Columbia Initiative in Persian Language and Iranian Studies
- Statue of Iranian poet Firdowsi installed in Rome (posted in Persian on March 9, 2009)
- Support Professor Talattof’s drive to Promote Iranian Studies (posted February, 25, 2009)
Resources for Iranian Studies
- Encyclopedia Iranica
- Parthian Empire: History and Coins of Ancient Parthia
- Sasanika: The Culture and History of the Sassanians
- Iranian-Studies Programs, Publications, and Projects at Columbia
- Hellenic-Iranian Studies
- Iranian Studies Group at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Historical Atlas of Iran-اطلس تاريخی ايران-
Iranian Manuscripts & Resources
- Professor Omidsalar: Newely Discovered Manuscript of the Shahname (Posted February 14, 2009)
- Commentary on the Discovery of the new Shahname manuscript in Shahrbaraz Blog (Persian text only)
- Tabari Translation Project (Part of Iranica efforts)
- The Foundation for the Preservation of Rare Manuscripts
Promotion of Iranian Studies in Western Media
- The Guardian: Public Forum on “The Unbroken Arc Iran” (The Guardian and the British Museum hosted a public forum on what ancient Persia tells us about modern Iran on Tuesday October 18, 2005)
- BBC Report (in persian) on the expnasion of Iranian Studies programs in London’s SOAS University programs -آغاز به کار مرکز ایران شناسی دانشگاه لندن- (October 17, 2010)
On-Line Resources
- Azargoshnasp
- Kanoon e Motaleat va Pazhohesh e Khorasan [The Society for Khorasan Studies and Research]
- An Atlas of the History of Iran before Islam (in Persian)
- The Simorgh Project
- Sohravardi Foundation for Iranian Studies
- The Iran Nameh Journal -ایران نامه نامه-(in Persian)
Documentary Productions
- Iran: The Forgotten Glory also available in Persian -ایران شکوه از یاد رفته
- History Channel: Engineering an Empire: The Persians
Textbooks &Tributes
- Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani receives World Prize for Book of the Year in Iranian Studies (Posted February 14, 2009).
- Recipients of the Book of the Year Award in 2012: Professors Asatrian and Khorasani
- Dr. Tadeusz Sulimirski: The Sarmatians: 600 BC – 450 AD
- Dr. Jeannine Davis-Kimball: Women in Ancient Iranian, Turkic and Celtic Societies
- A Tribute to the works of the late Dr. Seifollah Kambakhshfard
