Iranica News
Legion d’honneur for Mr. Jack Mahfar
Our trustee Mr. Jack Mahfar of Geneva has been honored by receiving Legion d’honneur from Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of the French Republic, in recognition of his charitable and humanitarian deeds and cultural endeavors.
(posted January 19, 2012)
We are pleased to announce the much appreciated and generous donation of $5,000 that the Foundation has received from Dr. Mehdi Zarghamee, the newly elected Chairman of the Board of Directors & Trustees.
(posted January 10, 2012)
We are happy to announce the most recent publication from Dr. Layla S. Diba, one of our Board of Trustee Members.
(posted January 4, 2012)
The History of Beyhaqi is a three volume series.
(posted December 12, 2011)
We are noting with profound sadness the untimely passing on August 24, 2011 of Professor Hossein Ziai, a Trustee of the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation, a highly regarded scholar of Islamic and Persian philosophy, and a contributor to the Encyclopaedia Iranica.
(posted October 3, 2011)
37 Years And Halfway Through Encyclopaedia Iranica
"The work on Encyclopaedia Iranica began in 1974. After nearly four decades, the project has completed 15 volumes and has reached the letter K."
(posted September 27, 2011)
A Lifetime Quest to Finish a Monumental Encyclopedia of Iran
"At 53, Ehsan Yarshater embarked on his magnum opus, a definitive encyclopedia of Iranian history and culture. He’s 91 now, and he’s still toiling away."
(posted September 14, 2011)
Mr. Mahmoud Khayami, a well-known philanthropist and Honorary Chairman of Encyclopædia Iranica, has received the Order of CBE (Commander of the British Empire) ...
(posted June 8, 2011)
Iraj Afshar, the renowned bibliographer and prominent expert in medieval and modern Persian manuscripts, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 ...
(posted April 1, 2011)
Iran Scholar, at 91, Puts In 11-Hour Days on Encyclopedia
For years, Iranian studies scholar Ehsan Yarshater was frustrated that there was only one comprehensive and reliable reference for his field. It was E.J. Brill’s Encyclopaedia of Islam, which did not cover pre-Islamic Iran. ...
(posted June 28, 2011)
Encyclopædia Iranica Joins Facebook
Please visit us at our new Facebook page ...
(posted June 15, 2011)
