Media and Announcements

These events, which forever changed the course of world history, continue to remind us not only of the value of human life, but also that peace and security should never be taken for granted. On this occasion, we would like to invite you to two events taking place in Prague. ...

One-day academic workshop hosted by CEFRES (French Research Center in Humanities and Social Sciences, Prague) and co-organised by Dilnur REYHAN, Shaivya MISHRA, and Zbyněk MUCHA (Oriental Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences).

The Oriental Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, invites scholars with a solid fieldwork background, primarily in the Indo-Pacific but not limited to it, to present research on contemporary ...

Join us on June 23rd for an exciting lecture featuring Dr. Satoshi Aketagagawa, an Associate Professor in the Chinese Studies Department at Chuo University, Japan. Holding a PhD in Literature from the University of Tokyo, Dr. ...

We are pleased to announce that the intermediate-level Chaghatay Summer Course, co-organized with the Institute of Asian Studies at Charles University and taught by Nicholas Kontovas (University of Oxford), will take place from 15 to 19 June 2026 in Prague. ...

Kevin Schwartz writes about the viral videos and images being produced in support of Iran's war effort in the article "Inside Iran's Meme Factory" for The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/iran-war-lego-memes-propaganda-b2951116. ...

On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, initiating a war with wide-ranging consequences for Iran and the broader region and devastating effects for their populations. Already, millions have been displaced and thousands killed. ...

Kevin Schwartz joined journalist Borzou Daragahi on the Badlands podcast to discuss the latest developments in the Iran War, how we got to this point, and more. https://borzou.substack.com/p/iran-lets-loose-the-memes-of-war

When: 11 July 2026 Where: Freiburg, Germany – Pädagogische Hochschule/ University of Education Freiburg This workshop seeks to examine both the historical and contemporary dimensions of Afghan and Iranian diasporas in Eastern Europe from the end of the Second World War to the present. ...

The Department of Oriental Studies at the Czech Academy of Sciences is offering a summer school on reading and analysing Persian archival sources from Afghanistan. ...