Beyond the Headlines: The U.S.–Israeli War on Iran and Regional Spillover
On March 5, 2026, the Pardee School of Global Studies hosted an urgent discussion of the recent United States-Israel attack on Iran as part of its Beyond the Headlines series. The panel consisted of Pardee faculty Lt Gen Jack Weinstein, Professor of the Practice of International Security; Shamiran Mako, Assistant Professor of International Relations; Alexander…
CURA Hosts Lecture on Veiling and Violence in Recent Iranian History
What constitutes proper attire for women – and men – has been a major issue in Iran’s culture wars for more than a century. Pardee School Professor Emeritus Chehabi provided an overview of the issue of veiling in Iranian society from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
Chehabi Awarded AIS Senior Mentorship Award
At the Association for Iranian Studies’ Thirteenth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference, Professor Chehabi was awarded the first Senior Mentorship Award in recognition of his contributions to the field.
Chehabi and Goldstein Honored at 2022 Pardee School Convocation
Dean Adil Najam thanked Professors Chehabi and Goldstein for the pivotal and formative roles they played in the development of the Pardee School and conferred on them the status of Professor Emeritus. Najam also presented both professors with a commemorative gift on behalf of the School.
Chehabi Publishes Article on Iranian Political Society
“The conservatives’ control of all [Iranian] institutions comes at a price: a narrowing of the regime’s social base and thus its legitimacy.”
Chehabi Publishes New Book: Onomastic Reforms
Professor Chehabi’s book describes the public debates surrounding their obsolescence & explores the ways Iranians chose or invented surnames for themselves.
Chehabi Discusses Isaac Asimov’s Novels in BU Today
“I cannot help noticing the parallels between my here and now and the bifurcated society depicted in Asimov’s two dystopian novels.”
Chehabi Publishes Article on the Malleability of Sharia
Professor Chehabi discusses how religious authorities reclassified caviar to conform to the sharia.
Chehabi Published in Confluences Méditarranée
Prof. Chehabi sheds light on the transnational links between constitutionalist movements in Asia and Africa.
Chehabi Writes on Iran/Thailand Parallels in Mizan
Professor Houchang Chehabi recently wrote an article in Mizan about the historic parallels between Iran and Thailand.
Chehabi Publishes Chapter on Rise of Iran’s Middle Class
Prof. Houchang Chehabi contributed a chapter to The Global Bourgeoisie: The Rise of the Middle Classes in the Age of Empire.
Chehabi Gives Talk at Harvard on the Iranian Revolution
Prof. Houchang Chehabi gave a talk entitled “The Iranian Revolution at 40: Precursor to an Age of Populism?”
Chehabi Publishes Article in International Journal of Middle East Studies
Prof. Houchang Chehabi published an article entitled “Gender Anxieties in the Iranian Zūrkhānah.”
Chehabi Gives Talk at University of Hamburg on Exile of Reza Shah
Prof. Houchang Chehabi gave a talk entitled “Reza Shah in Exile, 1941-1944” (In German: “Reza Schah im Exil, 1941-1944”).
Chehabi Gives Talk on the Exile of Reza Shah of Iran
Prof. Houchang Chehabi spoke at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales in Paris, France.
Chehabi Speaks on Panel at FDD on Islamic Republic of Iran
Prof. Houchang Chehabi spoke as part of a panel entitled “40 Years After the Revolution: Understanding the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Chehabi Gives Talk at Harvard’s Mahindra Humanities Center
Prof. Houchang Chehabi gave a talk entitled “Ancient Sport” (varzesh-e bastani) as Invented Tradition.”
Chehabi Publishes Book Culture Wars and Dual Society in Iran
Prof. Houchang Chehabi published a new book entitled “Culture Wars and Dual Society in Iran.”
Pardee School Hosts Alumni Weekend Panel
The Pardee School’s alumni weekend panel, “The World in Flux,” focused on the current challenges of democracy.
Chehabi Interviewed on Travel Ban and Foreign Students
Prof. Houchang Chehabi discusses the effect President Trump’s executive order will have on foreign students in Massachusetts.