Development
Convenings
Convenings are in preparation. They will be held by Chapters and listed in the community calendar.
- Status
- In preparation
- What it offers
- 4
- Courses
- 2
- Country programmes
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Courses are written and reviewed by peers. Outlines are drafts until expert review.
In context
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How this page handles evidence
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- Verified
- A label: the item matches its primary record, such as the official table or the Crossref entry.
- Secondary source
- A label: the figure comes from a reliable report about the source, not from the source itself.
- To verify
- A label: the item is listed as found and still needs checking against its source.
Sources
Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.
- Naturalizing Christianity (I): Introduction and the festivals of Nowruz and Yaldā (2024). The Iranian Christian Diaspora. DOI 10.5040/9780755651719.ch-003
- Nowruz, n. (2023). Oxford English Dictionary. DOI 10.1093/oed/1186463510
- NOWRUZ (2016). Encyclopaedia Iranica Online. DOI 10.1163/2330-4804_eiro_com_10402
- Darius Sepehri (2026). What is Nowruz, the Iranian new year?. The Conversation Media Group Ltd. DOI 10.64628/aa.h3cpvkrnv
- 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
01What it offers
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Festivals
Gatherings for Nowruz, Yalda, Mehregan and other festivals of Iran’s peoples and faiths.
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Lectures
Talks on history, culture and public life, with every side of contested subjects shown.
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Gatherings
Social gatherings for members in a Chapter’s city.
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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
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Nowruz and the Iranian calendar
Nowruz, its customs and the solar calendar that sets it, shared by many peoples and faiths.
Wave 1 · 6 h Outline drafted
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Safeguarding for community programmes
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
06More in Development
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Youth
A network for young people on leadership, identity and heritage.
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Women
A network for women on leadership, enterprise and mutual support.
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Elders
Company, care and the recording of memory for older members of the community.
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Wellbeing
Vetted referrals to culturally competent mental health and social care.
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Newcomers
First steps in a new country, with a local guide from a Chapter.
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Families and heritage schools
Support for families and weekend schools that teach the languages and heritage of Iran.
Cite this page
- 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/.
- BibTeX
@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/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - idcdc2026_developmen N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Convenings UR - https://iranians.global/development/convenings/ ER -
07Learn in the Academy
Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.
Courses
Disciplines
A completion record shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
08Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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Naturalizing Christianity (I): Introduction and the festivals of Nowruz and Yaldā
2024 · The Iranian Christian Diaspora
OtherCrossref
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2023 · Oxford English Dictionary
ChapterCrossref
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2016 · Encyclopaedia Iranica Online
DatasetCrossref
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What is Nowruz, the Iranian new year?
Darius Sepehri · 2026 · The Conversation Media Group Ltd
PreprintCrossref
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New Year Festivities Away from Home: Nowruz, Memory and Belonging
Golrokh Sepasdar · 2025 · International perspectives on migration
ChapterOpenAlex
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NOWRUZ, TWICE IN A DIFFERENT WAY
Zita Skořepová Honzlová · 2016 · Prague Soundscapes
ChapterCrossref
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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
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OMAR KHAYYAM’S LETTER ON NOWRUZ
2026 · BSUJ of ORIENTAL STUDIES
ArticleCrossref
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Renewal and Cosmic Harmony: Philosophical and Cultural Significance of Nowruz in the Turkic World
Fuzuli Bayat · 2026 · Edeb Erkan
ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC
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Encyclopaedia Iranica Online
DatasetCrossref
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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.
