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Georgetown Receives Afkhami Collection, An Extraordinary Treasure of Iranian Pre-Revolution Historical Documents
The Georgetown University Library is pleased to announce the exceptional gift of the Afkhami Collection, consisting of the personal papers of Mahnaz Afkhami and her late husband,…
May 27, 2025
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Happy Nowruz!
The Georgetown Persian Studies Program wishes everyone a joyous holiday and a year of good health and.…
March 20, 2025
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Faculty of Languages and Linguistics Celebrates End of Academic Year with Awards
Farima Sadigh Mostowfi not only developed the Persian Studies Program, but was a driving force behind the Persian language minor. As she received her award, Mostowfi addressed…
May 24, 2022
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Weaving Your Paradise: Specialist Gives Talk on History and Design of Persian Rugs
As part of the Jalinous Lecture Series, the Persian Studies Program hosted Safoura Zoroofchi, a Persian rug specialist for a virtual presentation “Weaving the Dream: The Legacy…
September 17, 2020
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Esteemed Poet and Translator Gives Talk on New Book
Dick Davis, globally acknowledged leading translator of Persian poetry, gave a reading from his newly published book The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by…
October 31, 2019
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Persian Language and Culture Program Hosts Symposium on Abdolhossein Sardari
The Persian Language and Culture Program at Georgetown College hosted a daylong symposium titled Shelter and Shield: the Persian Schindler, the Polish Refugees, and the Story of…
April 22, 2019