On Nov. 2, Dr. Aria Fani, assistant professor and director of the Persian and Iranian Studies Program at the University of Washington, spoke to student at the Iran Lecture Series hosted by the University of Texas. His speech focused on the history of Afghan-Iranian literary connections. Audio producer Firdous Khezrian spoke with Dr. Fani and Dr. Levi Thompson, the event lecture organizer, about the importance of both the event and the Iran Lecture Series as a whole.

Dr. Aria Fani’s Official Website: https://ariafani.com/

Dr. Aria Fani’s Faculty Profile Page for the University of Washington, Seattle: https://melc.washington.edu/people/aria-fani

Dr. Levi Thompson’s Faculty Profile Page for the University of Texas, Austin: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mes/faculty/tt25676

The Iran Lecture Series is sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Institute for Historical Studies, Department of Government, South Asia Institute, Department of Religious Studies and Department of Asian Studies.