The Iranian Studies Program at Stanford fosters the interdisciplinary study of Iran as a civilization, one of the oldest in the world. Its culture, history, literature and society have been, for long, the subject of scholarly interest. Iran, as a modern nation, is a pivotal country in shaping the future of the crucial region of the Muslim Middle East. It will be of intense interest to policy makers and analysts. The program combines pedagogy, policy analysis, and research on all aspects of Iran’s past, present, and future.
Highlights
Foundation for Defense of Democracy
Foundation for Defense of Democracy (FDD) organized a meeting about Iran. The conference, Prospects for Democracy in Iran, was held in the Bahamas on May 30, 2007. Below you will find the presentation to the FDD by Dr. Abbas Milani, Hamid & Christina Moghadam Director in Iranian Studies.
Nobel Laureate: Amartya Sen
"Justice, Human Rights, and Democracy"
Guest: Amartya Sen
Apr. 8-9-10:
Mini-course entitled "Justice, Human Rights, and Democracy."
There will be three sessions, 4:15 -6 p.m., in which Prof. Sen will speak, followed by a brief commentary by a Stanford faculty member and questions from the audience.
April 9 & 10, 3-4: "Office Hours," informal question period with Prof. Sen
Apr 9 in Art 2, Apr 10 in 200-34
Program in Global Justice
Center on Ethics, Aurora Forum
Program in Ethics in Society
Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality
Martin Luther King, Jr., Institute
Office of the President
Paper by Professor Amin Banani
Amin Banani is Emeritus Professor of Persian History and Literature at University of California, Los Angeles.
Below find a paper written and presented by Professor Banani at a lecture hosted by the Hamid & Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies on November 29, 2007 entitled Reflections on re-reading the Iliad and the Shahnameh.
It is due for publication early next year.
Upcoming Events
Mitsuru Kitano, Minister of Public Affairs for the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Public Policy Luncheon Colloquium Series
Public Policy Program
Africa Table Lecture Series
Ecological, Economic and Social Dimensions of Wildlife Use and Conservation in West Africa
Justin Brashares, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy & Management,
University of California, Berkeley
Emergence of State- Based Diplomacy
"Shakespeare's King John and the Emergence of State- Based Diplomacy"
Guest: Professor John Watkins (English Department,University of Minnesota)
Limited lunch will be served at the event