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Convenings are in preparation. They will be held by Chapters and listed in the community calendar.

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  1. Naturalizing Christianity (I): Introduction and the festivals of Nowruz and Yaldā (2024). The Iranian Christian Diaspora. DOI 10.5040/9780755651719.ch-003
  2. Nowruz, n. (2023). Oxford English Dictionary. DOI 10.1093/oed/1186463510
  3. NOWRUZ (2016). Encyclopaedia Iranica Online. DOI 10.1163/2330-4804_eiro_com_10402
  4. Darius Sepehri (2026). What is Nowruz, the Iranian new year?. The Conversation Media Group Ltd. DOI 10.64628/aa.h3cpvkrnv
  5. Golrokh Sepasdar (2025). New Year Festivities Away from Home: Nowruz, Memory and Belonging. International perspectives on migration. DOI 10.1007/978-3-032-00472-7_7

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01What it offers

  • 01

    Festivals

    Gatherings for Nowruz, Yalda, Mehregan and other festivals of Iran’s peoples and faiths.

  • 02

    Lectures

    Talks on history, culture and public life, with every side of contested subjects shown.

  • 03

    Gatherings

    Social gatherings for members in a Chapter’s city.

  • 04

    Safe venues

    Venues are shared with registered attendees only, never published.

02Who it is for

  • Members
  • Families
  • Students
  • Chapters planning events

03How it works

Proposal
a Chapter proposes a convening.
Review
the proposal is checked against the event rules.
Listing
the convening is listed in the calendar without its venue.
Attendance
registered attendees receive the venue privately.

04What it always keeps

  • Venues are never published.
  • No party, candidate or armed actor is given a platform for campaigning.
  • Speakers on contested subjects are balanced across views.
  • Photography follows consent rules.

05Courses

06More in Development

  • Forming

    Youth

    A network for young people on leadership, identity and heritage.

  • Forming

    Women

    A network for women on leadership, enterprise and mutual support.

  • In preparation

    Elders

    Company, care and the recording of memory for older members of the community.

  • In preparation

    Wellbeing

    Vetted referrals to culturally competent mental health and social care.

  • In preparation

    Newcomers

    First steps in a new country, with a local guide from a Chapter.

  • In preparation

    Families and heritage schools

    Support for families and weekend schools that teach the languages and heritage of Iran.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Convenings. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/development/convenings/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Convenings.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/development/convenings/.

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@misc{idcdc2026_development_convenings,
	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Convenings},
	url = {https://iranians.global/development/convenings/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/development/convenings/},
}

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  1. Naturalizing Christianity (I): Introduction and the festivals of Nowruz and Yaldā

    2024 · The Iranian Christian Diaspora

    OtherCrossref

  2. Nowruz, n.

    2023 · Oxford English Dictionary

    ChapterCrossref

  3. NOWRUZ

    2016 · Encyclopaedia Iranica Online

    DatasetCrossref

  4. What is Nowruz, the Iranian new year?

    Darius Sepehri · 2026 · The Conversation Media Group Ltd

    PreprintCrossref

  5. New Year Festivities Away from Home: Nowruz, Memory and Belonging

    Golrokh Sepasdar · 2025 · International perspectives on migration

    ChapterOpenAlex

  6. NOWRUZ, TWICE IN A DIFFERENT WAY

    Zita Skořepová Honzlová · 2016 · Prague Soundscapes

    ChapterCrossref

  7. Media Diplomacy in the Cultural Convergence of the Nowruz Region

    Abdul Basir Mesbah, Ghawsuddin Hafid, Sayed Borhan Altafe · 2026 · Multidisciplinary Journal of Education Economic and Culture

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY

  8. OMAR KHAYYAM’S LETTER ON NOWRUZ

    2026 · BSUJ of ORIENTAL STUDIES

    ArticleCrossref

  9. Renewal and Cosmic Harmony: Philosophical and Cultural Significance of Nowruz in the Turkic World

    Fuzuli Bayat · 2026 · Edeb Erkan

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC

  10. ʿID-E NOWRUZ

    Encyclopaedia Iranica Online

    DatasetCrossref

  11. Nowruz blow-out

    1983 · Marine Pollution Bulletin

    ArticleCrossref

Sources, licences and fetch dates: Crossref (Metadata facts, any use; abstracts may be publisher-owned and are never shown), 2026-10-23; OpenAlex (CC0-1.0 data; metered API (free key)), 2026-10-23.