British Museum / Guardian Public Forum
Empire of the mind and soul: what does modern Iran owe to Shah
'Abbas?
A high-profile panel use the exhibition as the starting point
for a broader discussion of contemporary issues relating to Iran.
Chaired by Jon Snow, writer and broadcaster, with an introductory
talk by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum.
Speakers include Azadeh Moaveni, journalist and writer, Dr
Ata’ollah Mohajerani, historian, writer and former Iranian Minister
of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Dr Elaheh Rostami-Povey, Lecturer
in Development Studies at University of London, and Professor
Charles Melville, Professor of Persian History, University of
Cambridge.
Image: Shah Mosque (Masjid-i Shah),
Isfahan, 1612-30. Copyright the Trustees of the British Museum.
Photo: Ebrahim Khadem Bayat.