The Shahnameh: Epic Poem, Heroic Women

As part of the Jalinous Lecture Series, the Persian Studies Program hosted The Shahnameh: Epic Poem, Heroic Women on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 2:00pm via Zoom. The lecture included a discussion with the following: Dr. Nahid Pirnazar—Lecturer of Iranian Studies at University of California, Los Angeles and Editor of Women in the Shahnameh by Dr. Khaleghi Motlagh Tara Kangarlou— Global Affairs Journalist, Author of Heartbeat of Iran: Real Voices of a Country and its People The discussion will be followed by a Q&A with questions from the audience. Attendees may submit questions ahead of time by emailing them to persian@georgetown.edu. This event is funded in part by the Shahrzad and Farhad Jalinous Endowed Fund for Persian Culture and Language Studies.