Foundation
for Iranian Studies

Our mission is to preserve, study, and transmit Iran’s cultural heritage.

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Foundation
for Iranian Studies

Our mission is to preserve, study, and transmit Iran’s cultural heritage, serving as an information center for the study of Iran’s past, present and future.

Explore Iran’s modern history through

Oral Histories

Listen to in-depth interviews with 180 notable figures recounting their memories of significant political, social, and cultural events in Iran’s recent history.

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Promoting women’s studies

Women’s Center

The Center aims at furthering the development of theoretical and practical knowledge that will lead to a better understanding of the condition of women in Iran and other Muslim societies.

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Learn about 20th century Iran through

Pahlavi Archives

See our expanding collection of primary source material on the Pahlavi dynasty, including oral history interviews, Royal Court calendar, photographs, articles, and books.

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Iran Nameh

Explore Iran’s cultural tradition through 34 years of archives

Iran Shenasi

Exclusive home of a pioneering journal of Iranian Studies

Resources

Discover lost treasures of contemporary Iran through our rich collection of digitized content

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