Dr Sheida Dayani (Rutgers University) draws on archival material to examine how organizations, journals, and Sufi brotherhoods used theatre and performance as a façade for political activity.
In this talk given on Tuesday 13 October 2026, Dr Sheida Dayani (Rutgers University) draws on archival material to examine how organizations, journals, and Sufi brotherhoods used theatre and performance as a façade for political activity around the time of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution (1905-11). The event is chaired by Dr Maryam Alemzadeh, Fellow of St Antony’s College and the Middle East Centre.
