Prof. Dr. Alberto Cantera became the new president of Societas Iranologica Europaea (S.I.E.)

Sep 06, 2023

Two Scholarships for Doctoral Studies - cfa BerGSAS (October 2024 – September 2028) - “Ancient Languages & Texts”

Aug 17, 2023

Two Scholarships for Doctoral Studies - DAAD-GSAS (October 2024 – September 2028) - “Languages and Cultures of the Silk Road”

Aug 17, 2023

The Zoroastrian Ceremony of the Nērangdīn: Text and Performance

Jun 16, 2023

Iranian Music at the Edge of Modernity

Jun 02, 2023

Kurdish Modern Literature

Jun 02, 2023

Kurds on Screen

May 10, 2023

The 9th Ratanbai Katrak Lectures on Zoroastrianism (by Prof. Dr. Alberto Cantera)

101 years after the inauguration of the Ratanbai Katrak Lecturership at the University of Oxford Convened by Prof. Yuhan S-D Vevaina for the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Apr 28, 2023

Courses by Prof. Khanna Usoyan (Omarkhali) in the week from April 17th to 21st, 2023

All of Prof. Khanna Usoyan (Omarkhali)'s courses will be cancelled in the week from April 17th to 21st, 2023. They will be substituted at a later date.

Apr 18, 2023

Courses by Ms. Tavakoli-Borazjani in the week from April 17th to 21st, 2023

All of Ms. Tavakoli-Borazjani's courses will be canceled in the week from April 17th to 21st, 2023. They will be substituted at a later date.

Apr 18, 2023

Courses by Prof. Durkin-Meisterernst on 21.04.2023

The courses 14466 "Bactrian" und 14467 "Buddhist Sogdian" of Prof. Desmond Durkin-Meisterernst will be cancelled on Friday, 21 April 2023. They will be substituted at a later date.

Apr 17, 2023

9th Ratanbai Katrak Lectures at Oxford University (by Prof. Dr. Alberto Cantera)

"With which Yasna shall I worship you (kana θβąm yasna yazāne)? Zoroastrian Rituals in the Antique and Late Antique Iranian world"

Mar 16, 2023

Focus Semester (Summer 2023) on Zoroastrianism

Mar 09, 2023

Student Assistant (m/f/d) 41 MoH. Limited until July 31, 2024

Application deadline:  March 20th, 2023

Mar 01, 2023

Prof. Dr. Günter Gobrecht †

The members of the Institute for Iranian Studies at Freie Universität Berlin mourn Prof. Dr. Gunter Gobrecht. Günter Gobrecht was a professor at the Institute for Iranian Studies from 1970 to 1995 and was its director for many years.

Feb 28, 2023

A funded PhD position at University of Hamburg, with a focus on Zoroastrian Scribes and Scribal Practices during the Safavid Period

Feb 21, 2023

Online lecture by Prof. Dr. Alberto Cantera: "Conception and representation of the Zoroastrian Rituals" - Jan 20, 2023

Jan 13, 2023

Course by Prof. Durkin-Meisterernst on Tuesday, 10.01.2023

The course 14466 "Iran and Turan: Sogdians and Turks on the Silk Road" of Prof. Desmond Durkin-Meisterernst will be cancelled on Tuesday, 10 January 2023. It will be substituted at a later date.

Jan 05, 2023

"Worldwide Reading" - Woman Live Freedom

Dec 02, 2022

Round Table: “Sin, Punishment, Confession. Culpability in the pre-Islamic Iranian World“

Nov 15, 2022