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Stanford’s hub for the interdisciplinary study of modern Iran

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May

23

6:30pm

Rudi Matthee

Russia and Iran in the Qajar Period: Uneasy Neighbors

May

28

6:30pm

Reza Zia-Ebrahimi

The Emergence of Iranian Nationalism: Race and the Politics of Dislocation

Jun

04

6:30pm

Younes Jalali

Colliding Conceptions of Modernization in Iran—Reza Shah and Taghi Erani

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Tehran, Iran

Op-Ed: "As Tensions Mount, We Must Not Forget About the Iranian People"

Jason Rezaian and Brett McGurk

Diplomacy Turned Personal for Brett McGurk and Jason Rezaian

Paper cover page: Iran's Scientific Output

In the News Publications

The Scientific Output of Iran: Quantity, Quality, and Corruption

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Photo of Amir Afkhami

A Modern Contagion: Cholera's Impact on Iranian History

Amir Afkhami

Jason Rezaian in Conversation with Brett McGurk

Jason Rezaian, Brett McGurk

Bita Prize

Video: 10 Years of the Bita Prize for Persian Arts

Decennial video

10 Years of Iranian Studies at Stanford