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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. ...

Requirements: full legal competence1; clean criminal record pursuant to Section 17(4)(b) and (c) of Act No. 341/2005 Coll., on public research institutions, as amended; university education and scientific qualification in a field covered by the institute’s research activities; scientific ...

The Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences offers a senior researcher position to complement the team working on “The State and Transnational Migration” in the research project Migration and Us: Mobilities, Refugees and Borders from the Perspective of the Human Sciences. ...

The Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences invites applications for a three-year Research Fellow position in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, with a focus on Anatolia and neighboring regions during the Bronze and Iron Ages. ...

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. ...

International Workshop 27–28 August 2026 | Prague, Czechia Submission deadline: 31 March 2026 The Bridging Histories and Cultures in the Black Sea Region (BridgeBSR) working group, with the support of The Center for Governance and Culture in Europe, University of St. ...