

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mehrdad Kia speaking at Five valleys Pachyderm
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The events in Iran right now are top of mind for many of us.  This Friday's (Jan 16, Noon, at Famous Daves) Five Valley Pachyderm meeting will feature Mehrdad Kia,  one of the best experts on Iran.

Kia was born and raised in Iran.  He is a Professor of History and Director of the Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center at the University of Montana. He focusses on the history of the Middle East and Central Asia.  He has published extensively on the emergence of a new intellectual class in Iran, which focused primarily on issues of political modernization, social and economic reform, and the conflict between Islam and modernity. He has won numerous awards for his teaching. In 2000, the Carnegie Foundation for Teaching directed by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education honored Kia as one of the U.S. Professors of the Year.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/missoula/mehrdad-kia-speaking-at-five-valleys-pachyderm/200029501620036
- **Event Categories**: workshops, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029501620036?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=missoula-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Missoula
- **state**: MT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2915 N Reserve St, Missoula, MT 59808
- **lat**: 46.89162
- **long**: -114.03975
- **full address**: 2915 N Reserve St, Missoula, MT 59808, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Five Valleys Pachyderm Club (https://allevents.in/org/five-valleys-pachyderm-club/27354497)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2915 N Reserve St, Missoula, MT 59808, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Five Valleys Pachyderm Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Mehrdad Kia speaking at Five valleys Pachyderm ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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