2023-24
2023 ArabLit Story Prize Winner: Dima El Mouallem
On December 13, 2023, ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly announced the winners of the 2023 ArabLit Story Prize to be the NELC Department’s own Dima El Mouallem for her translation of Ibrahim al-Koni’s “The Desert Also Keened” (الذهبي النحس طائر). Truly a well-deserved and noteworthy achievement! The translation served as her final project for a UCLA translation course instructed […]
Ancient wisdom: UCLA receives $11 million to establish the Yarshater Center for the Study of Iranian Literary Traditions
The gift from the Persian Heritage Foundation honors a pioneering scholar and researcher By Lucy Berbeo UCLA has received a commitment of $11 million from the Persian Heritage Foundation to establish the Yarshater Center for the Study of Iranian Literary Traditions, a research hub that aims to advance knowledge of ancient Iranian literature and culture […]
Announcing the 2023-24 Guiv Graduate Fellowship Awardees
The UCLA Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World is pleased to announce the awarding of the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies. This fellowship was established at the Pourdavoud Center in 2018, thanks to a gift from the Trust of Morvarid Guiv. Named after the late Iranian philanthropist Morvarid Guiv, this fellowship endeavors to […]
Iranian Studies graduate student praised for his participation in the Mo Habib Translation Prize in Persian Poetry
Iranian Studies graduate student, Ashkaan Kashani received an honorable mention for his participation in the prestigious Mo Habib Translation Prize in Persian Poetry. His project was highly praised by the judges: “Iran’s first modernist poet, Nima Yushij, is still an elusive figure in today’s international reception of Persian literature. With his linguistically rigorous yet creatively […]
New Critical Edition and Translation: Io parlo dai confini della notte
Professor Domenico Ingenito has published a critical edition of the original Persian texts and Italian translation of the entire literary production of iconic Iranian poet, Forugh Farrokhzad (1934-1967), Io parlo dai confini della notte. Tutte le poesie, Bompiani, 2023, 800 pp.: In un brevissimo arco di vita Forugh Farrokhzad ha lasciato un segno profondo nella cultura non solo […]
Ph.D. Student Tyler Jarvis appears on ‘Jeopardy!’
UCLA doctoral student Tyler Jarvis studies early Jewish community and the Hebrew bible. So during his recent appearance on “Jeopardy!,” he felt pretty optimistic as host Ken Jennings read a question about the current most popular baby names that referenced a well-known biblical tale: “It was No. 2 [most popular] for males, or should we […]
Re-Watering the Tree of Amazigh Studies at UCLA
Through hard work and dedication, Professor Aomar Boum, a core faculty member of Islamic Studies, has shared a spectacular update regarding the relaunch of Amazigh Studies at UCLA. In partnership with Dr. Brahim El Guabli, Professor Boum is expecting to publish at least four books by 2025 as part of Amazigh Studies Series with Georgetown University Press! […]
UC Opportunity: Call for Papers for New Horizons in Premodern Iranian Studies Conference
Please see below for the full call for papers. New Horizons in Premodern Iranian StudiesDate: May 4, 2024Location: University of California, IrvineKeynote: Dr. Adam Benkato, Bita Daryabari Presidential Chair in Iranian Studies, Department of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, University of California, Berkeley The conveners of this conference, under the aegis of the Samuel M. […]