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In memorium: Bert Fragner

It is with great sadness that the Institute for Iranian Studies notes the death of our distinguished colleague Professor Bert Fragner. He served as Director of the Institute of Iranian…

Iran, Islam and Democracy: The Politics of Managing Change

Professor Ali Ansari will discuss the ideas that informed his book on political change in the Islamic Republic, the structure of the new state as it took shape under President Rafsanjani and the struggles to define it…

Inaugural Sarikhani Prizes Awarded

The first Sarikhani Prize has been awarded jointly to two undergraduate students on the ‘A Survey of Islamic Art’ (AH3131), taught by Dr Ilse Sturkenboom, for their visual analysis papers.