My colleagues and I, along with the sincere assistance of many volunteers, and Saeid Jalalipour have planned and organized an event that hopefully will leave you with a great feeling that you have learned and shared your ideas with other members in a peaceful, organized, and convenient setting. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture at University of California, Irvine where we celebrate 50 years of scholarly cohesion and collaboration. Iranian Studies Conference Conference Chair Welcome Welcome to the Association for Iranian Studies Biennial Conference at Dr. I look forward to meeting you at the conference Touraj Daryaee President of the Association for Iranian StudiesĦ 6 12th Biennial. The organization of the twelfth Biennial Conference of the Association for Iranian Studies would not have taken place without the hard work and dedication of Mateo Farzaneh, the Conference Chair, Camron Amin, the Program Committee Chair, Rivanne Sandler, the Executive Director, Hamoun Hayati, the Website Manager, and Saeid Jalalipour, the Jordan Center s Program Manager. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture. I would like to thank Roshan Cultural Heritage Foundation, Farhang Foundation, ILEX Foundation, Farzaneh Family Foundation, Roxcel Group Companies and Dr. government, a strong showing of the Iranian academics and others would be the least that we could do to counter such actions. At a time of a Muslim ban and restrictions against Iranians by the U.S. This conference would not have been possible without the support of a number of institutions and individuals. The university is surrounded by beautiful beaches, several museums and amusement parks. This year we have moved to Irvine, California where there are some fifty thousand Iranian and Afghans living, with many Persian and Afghan eateries and supermarkets. We now have members from all five continents and an internationally recognized journal. Our Association under the name of Iranian Studies was established in 1967 and has gone through two name changes, because of the growth of the society and also political circumstances.

Iranian Studies Conference 5 WELCOME FROM THE PRESDIENT It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Twelfth Biennial Conference for the Association for Iranian Studies, hosted at University of California, Irvine.

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