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Center Funding Awards
from Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies: Annual Review 2019-20
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A group of Princeton undergraduate students learning Balochi dance during Persian culture night at Butler College
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Course-Related Support
The Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies provides support to student- and course-related activities to help spread understanding and appreciation for Iranian language and culture.
Trip to the High Line Nine Gallery with Persian Course Students
A group of ten students led by Persian lecturer Amineh Mahallati and Ph.D. student Henrietta Toivanen traveled to New York City’s High Line Nine Gallery to attend Shirin Neshat’s curated exhibition “A Bridge Between You and Everything: An Exhibition of Iranian Women Artists.” The group received a guided tour in Persian through the exhibition, familiarizing them with the topics and issues addressed by the artists. The trip culminated with discussion of the exhibit over lunch at a nearby café.
Persian Culture Night
A night of Persian food and dance instruction organized by Resident Graduate Student (RGS) Henrietta Toivanen at Butler College.
Graduate Funding
The Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies provides summer grants to graduate students pursuing research and intensive language training primarily related to the scholarship of Iran and the Persian Gulf. The following students received grants.
Henrietta Toivanen
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Bilal Khadidm
Near Eastern Studies
Xinyi Wei
Near Eastern Studies
