Supporting Preservation, Transmission & Instruction of Persian Language & Culture

H.H. Dalai Lama @UMD

UNC Fellowship for Excellence in Persian Studies

Grant to Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran Project

Grant to Persepolis Fortification Archive Project

Roshan Institute New Student Fellow Safoura Norbakhsh

Grant to East West Center: Voices of Afghanistan

A short film about Iran by Iranian Student Association (ISA) at Pennsylvania State University

Book Signing, Presentation & Reception

The Democracy Fund, was launched by Director on our Board

Forbes - Inside eBay's Founder...

Congratulations to Roshan Institute New Student Fellows Golbarg Rekabtalaei

Professor Kamran Talattof's new book

The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History

Rumi Scholar to Lead UMD's Roshan Center for Persian Studies

An Evening With Rumi

Professor Keshavarz joined the University of Maryland

Louvre Islamic Art New Wing

Retirement Congratulations

New Book

New Board Member

FLY ZONE Shahla Arbabi

Common People, Common Places

EBay's Omidyar works for philanthropy

Art Exhibit by Shahla Arbabi, Opening Reception is on January 8th, 2012

Third Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series

On the Explanation of Chess and Backgammon

The Institute would like to congratulate to our new fellows for their exemplary accomplishments in promoting Persian Culture.

It is with deep regret that we bring to friends of Persian Culture and Studies the sad news of passing of Dr. Hossein Ziai

Louvre Museum to Create Elahé Mir-Djalali Omidyar Fund to Underwrite New Program

Roshan director Pierre Omidyar, and his wife Pam, received Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy