SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies

05/10/2026

"Zoroastrian Feminism:
Patronage and Self-Fashioning in Nineteenth-Century Colonial India"

Delnaaz Kharadi
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Friday, October 9, 2026, 1:00 p.m. EDT

Location for In-Person Attendance:
Iranian Studies Seminar Room
Rm 304, 4 Bancroft Ave
Toronto, ON M5S 1C1

Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/He94GRdwTdSIB-cUHGgdcw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

01/10/2026

🌍 Applications are now open for the second edition of the Future Zoroastrians: Leadership Programme for Emerging Priests at SOAS University of London.
Designed for Zoroastrian priests across global communities, the programme brings together scholarly learning, practical skills development and personalised coaching to support the next generation of community leaders.
Participants will explore contemporary community challenges while developing the confidence, skills and competencies needed for meaningful leadership and positive community impact.
📍 SOAS, London
📅 26–30 April 2027
🗓️ Applications close: 15 November 2026
Selected participants will receive fully funded travel and accommodation for the one-week intensive residential programme, thanks to the generous support of Dr Zar Amrolia.
👉 https://mailchi.mp/3a88fd9f0a73/artisttalk-18243803
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We are delighted to announce that applications for the second edition of the Future Zoroastrians: Leadership Programme for Emerging Priests are officially open!

22/09/2026

September newsletter is here! - https://mailchi.mp/32ad73b588e4/sspizs-newsletter-december-18243452

21/09/2026

🔥 The Advent of Christianity and its Impact on the Legacy of Zoroastrianism in Georgia

What happened to Zoroastrianism in Georgia following the arrival of Christianity?

Join us at SOAS for the Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry Annual Lecture, where Sarah Stewart, Reader Emeritus at SOAS and co-founder of the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies, explores the complex history of Zoroastrianism in Georgia and the Caucasus.

Drawing on evidence from antiquity, the lecture considers what Zoroastrianism may have looked like on the periphery of the Iranian world, its relationship with local traditions, and its gradual disappearance from the Georgian historical narrative following the establishment of Christianity in the 4th century CE.

📅 20 November 2026
🕖 7:00–9:00 pm
📍 SOAS, DLT
💻 Registration is required, with both in-person and online options available.

https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/advent-christianity-and-its-impact-legacy-zoroastrianism-georgia

British Georgian Society

This lecture will consider what Zoroastrianism may have looked like on the periphery of the Iranian world, its gradual demise after the establishment of Christianity, and why it is not remembered as part of the Georgian historical narrative.

10/09/2026

❄️ Applications closing soon!
Interested in exploring Zoroastrianism through an interdisciplinary academic lens? Applications for our Winter School are still open — but time is running out.

📍 UCI Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture
📅 Application deadline: 15 September

This is an opportunity to engage with the study of Zoroastrianism, connect with scholars and fellow students, and deepen your understanding of one of the world’s oldest living religious traditions.

🔗Apply: https://www.humanities.uci.edu/events/zoroastrianism-winter-school-applications-open

University of California Sapienza Università di Roma

Development (2nd), Politics (16th), Anthropology (19th), History of Art (24th), History (36th) – QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026

08/09/2026

📚 Meet the Editors

We are just one month away from the next SSPIZS event, so we are introducing the editors of The Zoroastrian World: Jenny Rose, Sarah Stewart and Albert de Jong.

Join us at SOAS for the launch and hear from the editors and contributors about the book and the scholarship it brings together on the Zoroastrian world.

📅 8 October
📍 SOAS, University of London
🔗 https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/zoroastrian-world-book-launch

SOAS alumni network Routledge Books

07/09/2026

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27/08/2026

🎬Watch Our New Play: Home, Elsewhere: Objects That Carry Us!

*International speed dating for the world's "smallest" religion.
*Migration journeys spanning 1000+ years.
*Stories of unpermitted love, expulsion, joy, ancestors, & legacy.

Inspired by Karl Singporewala Cosmos, Memory, Scale Artist in Residence exhibition (2024/25), this theatre piece, written by Sharmila Chauhan, was commissioned by the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies.

How do objects, memories, & domestic spaces carry stories of home, belonging and identity across geographies & generations?

Watch the play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FS6JLB5djg
Learn more about the project: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/home-elsewhere-objects-carry-us

FEZANA Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India

15/08/2026

✍ One month to apply: Zoroastrianism Winter School

There is just one month left to apply for the Zoroastrianism Winter School at the University of California, Irvine, taking place 14–18 December 2026.

Co-organised by UCI, SOAS’s Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies, Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Toronto Mississauga, the Winter School brings together students interested in Zoroastrianism across history, religion, anthropology, archaeology, languages, cultures and related fields.

The programme combines lectures with practical workshops in ethnographic interviewing, qualitative research and public-facing storytelling, as well as community interviews and fieldwork with the Zoroastrian community in Southern California. No prior research-methods experience is required.

📅 Application deadline: 15 September 2026

📍 UCI, California

🎓 Free and open to all

🔗 https://www.humanities.uci.edu/events/zoroastrianism-winter-school-applications-open

SOAS alumni network SOAS Centres & Institutes University of London

06/08/2026

📚 Buy the Book!

We are getting ready for the launch of The Zoroastrian World on the 8th of October. In the meantime, we're pleased to share this flyer, which includes a 20% discount code (26AFLY3) for those wishing to purchase a print copy directly from Routledge Booksge Books
The entire volume will also be available through Open Access!

Join us for the launch either in person at SOAS University of London or online: https://lnkd.in/egixiE5z

World Zoroastrian Organisation FEZANA World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust & WZO Trust Funds

ZTFE - The Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe - London