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On writing a new childrens' book on the Barmakid Jafar (part 2): Hero or Villain?

25 October 2024
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On writing a new childrens' book on the BarmaKIDS (part 1): "The Real Jafar"

14 October 2024
A children's collection of stories in progress by Siobhan Templeton (text) and Nicolas Oberlin (illustration)
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Invisible East Launches film, Striking Gold

18 September 2024
The incredible story of the discovery of the Firuzkuh Papers
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The Long Road to Kabul: Reflections on the Making of the Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan

01 August 2024
A few words from Warwick Ball on the history, publication and revision of the Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan
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Professor Richard Bulliet speaking about Caravans on 10 May 2024 (hybrid)

26 April 2024
A comprehensive look at camel caravans between 300 and 1500 CE, touching on largely unexplored ways in which they impacted society. Topics will include economics, geography, urbanism, law, education, spatial relations, and language.
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Ed Shawe-Taylor awarded Margaret B. Ševčenko Prize

24 April 2024
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The Reza Hosseini Memorial Lecture Series

29 February 2024
On the Past and Present of the Middle East.
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The Ṭabaqāt-i Nāṣirī manuscript at the Bodleian Library (in Persian)

14 November 2023
Nabi Saqee discusses the Ṭabaqāt-i Nāṣirī manuscript at the Bodleian Library (in Persian)
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Zhan Zhang, Two Judaeo-Persian Letters from Eighth-Century Khotan (BAI 31, 2022-23)

03 October 2023
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The Islamicate East series

01 August 2023
The Invisible East programme launches its new series published with EUP