Georgetown University Persian Studies Program

Welcome to the Persian Studies Program! Since 2006, Georgetown University has been one of the only u

09/28/2022

Contemporary Iranian Women Writers of Diaspora

03/22/2022

Happy Nowruz to you and your loved ones!

03/13/2022

Join the Persian Studies Program as we host a fascinating discussion on spring celebrations across different cultures!

12/31/2021

Happy New Year from the Georgetown Persian Studies Program!

10/20/2021

RSVP to our Eventbrite to receive a Zoom link to this amazing event by email: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pioneers-iranian-americans-in-science-today-tickets-194848636517

10/03/2021

Come check out Persian Corner tomorrow from 4:30 - 6:00 PM on the White-Gravenor Esplanade!!

09/08/2021

Upcoming event! RSVP via Eventbrite.

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07/12/2021

Make sure to follow our new Instagram page ! We will be posting event flyers, alumni spotlights, and other information on our programming that you definitely don't want to miss!

06/24/2021

Please read and consider donating!

Shahin Nouri is a 57-year-old neurologist from New York who needs our help! Shahin has been diagnosed with 2 rare forms of lymphoma that can only be treated with stem cell transplants from matching donors. As the founder of an epilepsy center in NY, Shahin has dedicated his life to helping others and now it is our turn to help him!

To help Shahin, you must register for the U.S. Donor Registry to receive your cheek swab kit. You can do this by going to My.BeTheMatch.org/Shahin OR texting "ShahinDMV" to 61474 to receive a registration link. Shahin's family and friends are also hosting 2 donor match events in Virginia, on June 26th and June 30th to see if they can find a match. The odds of finding a match increase exponentially if the donor is of the same ethnic background so please consider donating!

You can learn more about Shahin's story and campaign at www.ShahinsWings.org. Please donate if you can!

04/30/2021

Persian Corner Newsletter -

Persian Corner Newsletter Abu Hamid bin Abu Bakr Ibrahim, who went by pen names Farid ud-Din and Attar, was born in Nishapur in north-eastern Iran. As his name "Attar" (عطار) suggests, Attar was actually an apothecary who ended up spending the majority of his life traveling and writing lyrical poems in the Islamic mystic...