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This panel brings together scholars of Iranian Studies to examine the unfolding crisis in Iran, from the nationwide protests and violent state crackdown in January 2026 to the escalating regional war that followed. The discussion asks what is often overlooked when Iran is framed primarily through the lens of geopolitics [...]

Join us for a panel discussion examining the economic prospects of Iran in a potential post-Islamic Republic transition. Experts will discuss immediate economic stabilization challenges, medium- and long-term economic planning, and policy frameworks being developed by Iranian policy groups. This will include a critical analysis of the Iran Prosperity Plan [...]

On Monday, March 9, UNC graduate students are invited to a virtual meet & greet with Dr. Jazmin Graves Eyssallenne, a Faculty Fellow sponsored by the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies & UNC’s Institute for Arts and Humanities. Register here: go.unc.edu/meetourfacultyfellow Dr. Eyssallenne is Assistant Professor in the African [...]

Please join us for a discussion of Dr. William Sherman’s text Singing with the Mountains, winner of Carolina's Outstanding Contribution to Middle East and Islamic Studies Book Award. About the Text: “In the Afghan highlands of the sixteenth century, the messianic community known as the Roshani­yya not only desired to find God’s word [...]

Join Dr. Elyse Crystall, UNC Professor of Comparative Literature, on Wednesday, March 11th at 5:30PM to discuss The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The first 20 registrants will receive a free physical copy of the text and must indicate below when they will pick it up. Register here: Discussion of 'The [...]

Please join us at 6PM on March 6th in the atrium of the FedEx Global Education Center! In light of our impending closure, this will be the final iftar hosted by the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies. We are really looking forward to celebrating with our community during [...]