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1. Reprise du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” – Première séance : jeudi 8 octobre 2026, 17h, à l’INaLCO

Un nouveau cycle du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” organisé par le CeRMI vient d’être mis en place pour l’année 2026-2027.

Pour la première séance de ce nouveau cycle, qui se tiendra le jeudi 8 octobre de 17h à 19h en salle 4.07 de l’INaLCO (65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris 13e, 4e étage), nous sommes heureux d’accueillir Mme Sophia Mahroug, professeure assistante à l’Université Sorbonne Abu Dhabi, historienne de l’Iran contemporain, spécialiste des Gardiens de la révolution islamique, pour une conférence intitulée : “Une autre histoire des Gardiens de la Révolution par les sources numériques : genèse d’une réflexion doctorale”.

Résumé

À l’occasion de la sortie du livre Une histoire des Gardiens de la Révolution, de 1980 à nos jours (septembre 2026, PuF), l’intervention propose de retracer les recherches doctorales de l’ouvrage menées entre 2020 et 2024, dans le cadre d’une thèse de doctorat en histoire contemporaine (Sorbonne Université, université du Luxembourg). Outre les résultats de cette recherche, cette présentation vise à retracer, par une démarche réflexive, l’évolution des approches scientifiques, les limites du projet et la tension à laquelle le chercheur spécialiste de l’Iran contemporain est aujourd’hui confronté, entre exigences académiques et risque de récupération politique, au gré des vives tensions régionales depuis 2023 et de la guerre de 2026.

Orientation bibliographiques

  • Mahroug, S., Une histoire des Gardiens de la Révolution : de la guerre Iran-Irak à la guerre douce (1980-2026), Presses Universitaires de France, septembre 2026.
  • Mahroug, S., « L’(anti)impérialisme iranien, de l’Iran à la République islamique (1935-2026) » dans Nicolas BEAUPRE and Florian LOUIS (éd.), Histoire mondiale des impérialismes, XIXe-XXIe siècle, Presses Universitaires de France, Août 2026.
  • Mahroug, S., « Iran : anatomie d’un pouvoir en guerre », Politique étrangère, n°3, 2026.
  • Mahroug, S., « Les “narrateurs” du Corps des Gardiens de la révolution : une autre histoire du renseignement iranien par l’OSINT », Études françaises de renseignement et de cyber, 6, 2026.
  • Mahroug, S., « La guerre informationnelle dans la stratégie militaire du Corps des Gardiens de la Révolution », Études françaises de renseignement et de cyber, 5, 2025.
  • Mahroug, S., “Following the Memory of the Martyred Soldier on the Museum Websites of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps”, 20 & 21. Revue d’histoire, 164(4), 123-140, 2024.
  • Mahroug, S., « Une histoire du Moyen-Orient par les sources numériques ? Méthodes et enseignements d’une historiographie en construction à partir du web iranien », Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée, 156, 2/2024.
  • Clavert, F., Schafer, V., Mahroug, S., « Préservation et distorsion : l’espace-temps des réseaux socio-numériques et du web archivé », Revue d’Histoire Culturelle, (5), 2022.

Nous saisissons cette occasion pour remercier très chaleureusement Justine Landau, qui après trois années passées à coorganiser le séminaire, a choisi de passer la main à la nouvelle équipe organisatrice, composée de Simon Berger (INaLCO, CeRMI), Ella Kempf (INaLCO, CeRMI) et Julien Thorez (CNRS, CeRMI). Nous remercions également Poupak Rafii Nejad pour son aide précieuse à toutes les étapes de la préparation du séminaire, et de sa rediffusion à venir.

Comme les années précédentes, les séances du séminaire sont organisées en présentiel dans les locaux de l’INaLCO. Nous mettons cependant en place pour chaque séance un lien visio pour celles et ceux d’entre vous qui seraient dans l’impossibilité de nous y rejoindre. Le lien de connexion vous sera adressé régulièrement en amont de chaque séance. Il concerne en particulier les doctorants, dont la participation régulière au séminaire est attendue, comme partie intégrante de la formation doctorale au sein du laboratoire.

Nous nous réjouissons par avance de votre présence à toutes et à tous, et de votre participation active aux discussions lors des séances à venir.

Bien cordialement,

Simon Berger, Ella Kempf & Julien Thorez

CeRMI – CNRS UMR 8041
Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien
Campus CNRS Ile-de-France Villejuif
7, rue Guy Môquet – 94800 Villejuif – FRANCE
cermi@cnrs.fr  – https://www.cermi.cnrs.fr

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Call for Papers for a special issue of Iran Namag on Persian Lithographic Printing, which I am co-editing with Professor Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi.

The abstract submission deadline has been extended to November 2.

We invite scholars working on Persian lithography, book history, print culture, manuscript studies, and related fields to submit abstracts.

Iran Namag: A Quarterly of Iranian Studies

Call for Papers for a special issue on Persian Lithographic Printing
Editors:
Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi (University of Toronto) and Mahdi Ganjavi (University of Toronto)

This special issue of Iran Namag is dedicated to uncovering understudied aspects of Persian lithographic history. By focusing on the specifics of lithographic production—including its techniques, locations, economics, and networks of cultural circulation—we aim to provide a nuanced understanding of how this medium shaped Persianate societies and engaged with broader global currents. This issue also highlights lithography’s role in fostering transregional connections and its significance in the cultural and intellectual history of the Persianate world.

The editors invite well-documented research articles that address topics including, but not limited to:

  • Centers of lithographic production in Iran and beyond
  • Lithographic techniques, materials, and innovations
  • The interplay between manuscript traditions and lithographic practices
  • Lithography’s impact on the visual and textual aesthetics of Persian books
  • The range and features of lithographic printing in Iran beyond Persian
  • The role of lithography in the circulation of historical, literary, and scientific texts
  • Gender and class dimensions in the production and readership of lithographed materials
  • Global influences on Persian lithographic practices and their transregional networks
  • Lithography and the emergence of modern Persianate identities
  • The preservation and digitization of Persian lithographed collections

Submission Guidelines

Please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words in Persian or English, along with a 100-word biography, to the editors by November 2, 2026. Abstracts should be emailed to Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi at editor@irannamag.com and to Mahdi Ganjavi at mahdi.ganjavi@utoronto.ca.

As a bilingual quarterly, Iran Namag accepts articles for review in Persian and English. Authors of selected abstracts will be asked to submit final drafts of their articles (6000 to 8000 words) by January 1, 2027. Articles should adhere to the Iran Namag style guide, available at https://www.irannamag.com/en/author-guidelines/ and https://www.irannamag.com/author-guidelines/

 

 

 

 

 

3. The Latin America and Caribbean Islamic Studies Newsletter
Vol. 6, no. 3 | Fall 2026

https://mailchi.mp/fc91eb6851ee/latin-america-caribbean-islamic-studies-newsletter-vol6-no3

 

 

 

 

 

4. We would like to introduce Forough Verlag & Buchhandlung, a publishing house, bookstore, and supplier of Persian-language books based in Cologne, Germany.

For nearly 30 years, we have been active in publishing and supplying Persian-language books and currently work with a number of universities, libraries, and institutions involved in Iranian, Persian, Middle Eastern, and Islamic Studies in Europe and other parts of the world.

Our aim is to make Persian-language books easily accessible to universities, libraries, researchers, and other institutions worldwide.

Our catalogue covers a broad range of subjects, including literature, history, philosophy, sociology, politics, cultural studies, and other fields. You can view our catalogue and current prices on our website:

https://www.forough-book.com

We aim to offer fair and competitive prices compared with other suppliers of Persian-language books in Europe.

In addition to the titles available on our website, you are welcome to send us requests for any Persian-language books you may need. If a requested title is not currently in our stock, we will do our best to obtain it and deliver it to you within a reasonable time.

We would be very pleased to establish direct contact with your institution and to assist you with future acquisitions of Persian-language books.

If you are not the person responsible for book acquisitions or Persian/Middle Eastern collections, we would greatly appreciate it if you could forward this message to the appropriate colleague or library department.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Forough Verlag & Buchhandlung
Cologne, Germany
https://www.forough-book.com

 

 

 

 

 

5. Iranian Art seminar Series 2026-2027

Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto

Convened by Ruba Kana’an and Hoda Nedaeifar, University of Toronto

 

Oct. 13

The Mask as Argument: Bahman Mohassess and the Parody of Authority in 1960s Tehran

Reza Mirzaei, Clinical Assistant Professor of Art History, Alfred University

https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/f0iFF9KzSzCHHwXmPRo2qg

 

Nov. 3

Forgery and Finance in a Global Market: Islamic Ceramics, in and Out of Time

Margaret S. Graves, Associate Professor, Brown University

https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/LoxWx-zaSw6F-Fs-fVAICA

 

Dec. 8

Ilkhanid Capital Cities: Transcultural Interactions

Atri Hatef Naiemi, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Victoria

https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/d-dr8ZQ1Sj-i21fpE7QFYw

 

Jan. 19

‘Ālam al-Mithāl and the Image in Early Modern Iran

Michael Chagnon, Curator, Aga Khan Museum

https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/EYqnXf8QQRuKiqbEbOnxxw

 

Feb. 9

The Rose and Nightingale’s Journey from Isfahan to Shiraz: Iranian Flower-and-bird Iconography in the Second Half of the 18th Century

Leila (Leili) Tabatabaei Yazdi, Lecturer, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and the University of Neyshabur,

https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/G7IJSadrSVWLFy9g9m7I6A

 

March 2

Paper Gems: The Jeweler Henri Vever and his Collection of Persian Art

Massumeh Farhad, The Ebrahimi Family Curator of Persian, Arab, and Turkish Art and Senior Associate Director for Research, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian

https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/gbK1w_2XTiegkEZgxB3mgQ

 

March 23

Modernizing ‘Ajab: Zenderoudi’s Early Paintings and Installations

Hamed Yousefi, Assistant Professor, Oberlin College

https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/SM_w2LUPTGWcChgjmLDkIg

 

 

April 13

Commercial Break: Manuscript Production in Bukhara in the Absence of Royal Patronage, ca. 1570 – 1590 

Jaimee Comstock-Skipp, Junior Research Fellow, New College, University of Oxford

https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/8pwQ4CuGQr-Yahf2G9gcvw

 

 

 

 

6. Hybrid – Invitation lecture Towards an History of Syriac Intellectuals in Abbasid Iraq in the Ninth Century

5 pm (London, UK time) on Wednesday, 7th of October, for the next session of the Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series organised by the Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Dr Mara Nicosia’s talk is titled  “Towards an History of Syriac Intellectuals in Abbasid Iraq in the Ninth Century: Educational Paths, Intellectual Milieu, and Career Prospects”, with Dr Salam Rassi as discussant.

To join, please register for online only attendance at https://www.iis.ac.uk/events/history-of-syriac-intellectuals-abbasid-iraq/

 

 

 

 

 

7. HYBRID Lecture “Embedded in the Flesh: Jewish Women and the Making of Modernity in the Late Ottoman Period” by Anabella Esperanza, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 5 October 2026, 18:00 – 19:30 CET

The speaker is completing her first monograph, a social and cultural history of Jewish women during the modernization of the Ottoman Empire throughout the 19th century to the second decade of the 20th century, when the empire finally ended. Drawing on a diverse array of sources, the book focuses on bodily practices and rituals embedded in the material body, and conducts a corporeal exploration of Judeo-Spanish-speaking women’s daily lives from Istanbul, Salonica, and Izmir. It will provide new his-tories of Jewish women navigating modernity, with a special focus on the Islamicate world.

Information and registration: https://tinyurl.com/2upzyn27

 

 

 

 

 

8. International Conference “In Conversation with the Prophet Muhammad? The Hadith Between Existential Relevance and Discrepancy in History, Theology, and Pedagogy”, Center for Islamic Theology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 7-8 October 2026

The conference addresses the essential question of how hadiths – as transmitted accounts of the Prophet’s teachings – can be understood and experienced in various historical, theological, and pedagogical contexts as a medium for a dialogical encounter with the Prophet Muhammad. Two days, inter-national scholars from seven different countries and various areas of expertise in Hadith studies present their perspectives on this issue in Tübingen.

Information, programme and registration: https://tinyurl.com/mtvc7c23

 

 

 

 

 

9. HYBRID Discussion: “A New Era in the Persian Gulf”, BROWN Center for Middle East Studies, Providence, RI, 8 October 2026, 20:00 – 21:30 CET

Bernard Haykel (Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University) and John N. Friedman (Dean of the Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs) are participating.

Information and registration: https://tinyurl.com/2s4b4npp

 

 

 

 

 

10. HYBRID Discussion: “Omar ibn Said and the Arabic Writings of Enslaved African Muslim Scholars”, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 8 October 2026, 20:00 – 22:30 CET

Arabic texts penned by enslaved African Muslims, specifically Omar ibn Said, Abdurrahman, and Sana See will be explored. Through this discussion Professors Carl Ernst and Mbaye Lo., we will guide you through the rich collections housed at the Library of Congress. Experience these extraordinary writings and the light they cast on the lives, beliefs, and vibrant intellectual traditions of West African Muslims in the Americas in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Information and registration: https://tinyurl.com/5djcjyhy

 

 

 

 

 

11. Colloque “Islam and Muslims in Greece from the 14th Century to the Present Day. Individu-als, Groups, Spaces & Institutions”, École française d’Athènes, Athens, 15-16 October 2026

Information and programme: https://tinyurl.com/hejwet7b

 

 

 

 

 

12. Makadam History Workshop: “Urban Unrest, Dissent, and Violence in the Mediterranean (c.1700-1918)”, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 14-15 April 2027

This workshop seeks to critically examine the multifaceted phenomenon of unrest across Mediterra-nean urban centers, with an acute focus on underlying causes, varied expressions, and the sociopolit-ical ramifications of urban dissent and violence, emphasizing interactions among marginalized groups, migrant communities, youth, and political elites within contested urban landscapes.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2026. Information: https://tinyurl.com/3fwm86b4

 

 

 

 

 

13. Eighth Finnish Colloquium of Middle Eastern and North African Studies: “Recovery, Recon- ciliation, Reconsideration: Past, Present and Future in the Middle East and North Africa”, Uni-versity of Helsinki, 27-28 May 2027

Beginning in October 2023, the Middle East has undergone an exceptionally intense and still unfolding processes of transformation. The colloquium asks how the societies in this region recover from past and present challenges, reconcile competing narratives and experiences, and reconsider inherited as-sumptions in order to envision viable and sustainable futures. The colloquium is multidisciplinary.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2026. Information: https://www.fime.fi/en/colloquium2027/

 

 

 

 

 

14. Assistant or Associate Professor for the History of the Mediterranean and its Hinterlands, 500-1500 CE, University of California Berkeley

All subfields within the history of the Mediterranean in this period will be considered. Work that explores connectedness and interactions between the Mediterranean and its hinterlands, whether to the south (Africa), east (Asia), north (Europe), or west (Iberia and the Atlantic world) is of particular interest.

Deadline for applications: 15 October 2026. Information: https://tinyurl.com/mts28rfw

 

 

 

 

 

15. Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics/International Relations (Focus MENA), Univer-sity of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Qualification: – Ph.D. in Political Science. – Record of successful research and published work. – Evi-dence of effective teaching. – Regional focus on MENA or the Mediterranean. – Active research agenda grounded in theory, particularly critical and interdisciplinary approaches; specialization in NGOs, civil society actors, transnational networks, and global humanitarianism in the context of crises, migration and displacement.

Deadline for applications: 10 October 2026. Information: https://tinyurl.com/mwa464f6

 

 

 

 

 

16. Bourses de recherche en islamologie (UMIFRE), Master 2 (1 à 3 mois), Doctorant/es/Jounes docteur/es (6 mois)

L’octroi d’une bourse de mobilité devra permettre aux masterant/es, doctorant/es ou jeune docteur/es d’accomplir un travail de terrain de recherche en islamologie en étant accueilli/es dans une ou deux UMIFRE (ou instituts partenaires du programme).

Jusqu’au 15 octobre 2026. Information : https://tinyurl.com/mtkd6vfw

 

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