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* Noruz: Celebrations in U.S.
* Film: "Maryam" in Bay Area
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* Reunion: Shiraz U. reunion, San Diego
* Conference: CIRA, Toronto
* Health: Elderly care in Washington
* Community: National Persian Watch Center promotion
* Art: New exhibition from Iran to visit America
* Poll: U.S. sanctions
* Petition: Urge President Bush...
* Petition: Stop Fingerprinting
* Event: Qajar conference in Holland
* Legal: International courts & the Mideast
* Event: Iranica gala 2001, Washongton
* Charity: Helping Iranian children
* Conference: Technology conference, Isfahan
* Charity: Fundraiser for children's foundation
* Conference: Persian poetry conference, London
* Support: Help Internet connection in deprived areas
* Community: Helping refugees in the Washington area
* History: Mossadegh conference, Chicago
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* FILM: Maryam in Bay Area
My name is Ramin Serry and I wrote and directed a feature film, "Maryam".
The film will screen in Berkeley at the Pacific Film Archive on March 10th
and in S.F. at the Kabuki theater on March 12th and 13th >>>
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* Noruz celebrations in U.S.
Here are the listting of Noruz celebrations in various cities >>> DETAILS
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* Shiraz U. reunion, San Diego
ANNOUNCING: THE FIRST REUNION OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY TO BE HELD IN SAN
DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, JULY 6-9, 2001 >>>
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* CIRA conference, Toronto
19th Annual CIRA Conference, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
April 28-29, 2001 -- Iran: Between Tradition and Modernity
A preliminary program has been published for the conference. Over 90
researchers organized into 32 panels will present papers over this two
day event. A number of exhibitions and screening of Iranian feature films
and documentaries have been scheduled including >>>
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* Elderly care in Washington
Team of two elderly care assistants are available in the Washington
DC area to look after your senior loved ones. Fluent in Persian and English
with 30 years of experience. Contact Lili at 301 864 7595.
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* New exhibition from Iran to visit America
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- A new exhibition, A Breeze from
the Gardens of Persia: New Art from Iran, will come to the United States
this spring, opening at Meridian International Center in Washington, D.C.,
and then traveling to museums and arts centers throughout the country.
The exhibition, a rich collection of approximately 85 works by 52 of Iran's
fine contemporary artists, of whom approximately one-third are women, is
the first major cultural exchange initiative of its kind to take place
in decades >>>
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* National Persian Watch Center promotion
Attached herewith you will find a colorful one page flyer for the promotion
of the National Persian Watch Center: The Iranian American Anti Discrimination
Council >>> DETAILS
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* Poll on U.S. sanctions
Payvand is conducting an internet poll of whether people wish U.S. economic
sanctions against Iran terminated or continued. Please see: //www.payvand.com/poll/
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* Urge president Bush...
The Iranians for International Cooperation petition will be sent to
President George Bush urging him to end the imposed animosity between Iran
and America and lift all sanctions on Iran, except those on arms >>> DETAILS
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* Stop fingerprinting
Persian Watch Cat petition: Stop Fingerprinting and Excessive Luggage-Searching
of Iranian Travelers at US Airports >>>
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* Qajar conference in Holland
The International Qajar Studies Association (IQSA) is proud to announce
that its inaugural conference will be held May 17-19, 2001, at the University
of Leiden, Holland. The conference is jointly organized by the following
organizations: Department of Languages and Cultures of the Islamic Middle
East, Leiden University; International Qajar Studies Association (IQSA);
Research School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies, Leiden University;
The Genootschap Nederland-Iran >>>
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* International courts & the Mideast
Seminar on International Courts and Tribunals for Practitioners from
the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus Region Tehran, Islamic Republic
of Iran, 12 - 16 May 2001 >>>
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* Iranica gala 2001, Washongton
A benefit gala for the Encyclopaedia Iranica is to be held in Washington,
D.C. at the elegant Four Seasons Hotel on Friday, March 2, 2001. The theme
of the event is "East and West: A Cultural Celebration." There
will be both a live and silent auction run by the Christi's auction house.
Seven distinguished individuals will be presented with the following awards
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* Helping Iranian children
The Foundation for the Children of Iran was founded in the United States
in 1991 by a small group of Iranian immigrants. Our 2001 Norooz (Persian
New Year) fundraising event and celebration is being held at Tyson Corner's
Ritz Carlton Hotel in Virginia. Date: Friday March 16, 2001 Time: 7:00
p.m. Admission: $150.00 Location: Tyson Corner- Ritz Carlton Hotel, Vienna,
Virginia. >>>
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* Technology conference, Isfahan
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPER / PARTICIPATION. A CONFERENCE
ON TECHNOLOGY & URBAN DEVELOPMENT , June 18 - 21, 2001, Isfahan, Iran
The Society of Iranian Professionals (SIP), in collaboration with Isfahan's
Office of Mayor and Isfahan University of Technology, is proud to organize
a conference on "Technology & Urban Development" in Isfahan,
Iran >>>
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* Fundraiser for children's foundation
McLean, VA., Jan. 15, 2001- A 2500-year-old tradition, the observance
of vernal equinox as the beginning of a New Year, will be celebrated by
the Foundation for the Children
of Iran and 800 of the Foundations supporters on March 16, 2001 at
the Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner >>>
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* Persian poetry conference, London
Modern Persian Poetry: Poetry of Iran and the Persian speaking world.
A three day conference, London, 17 - 19 May 2001. Brunei Gallery Lecture
Theatre, SOAS, University of London
The aim of this conference is to look at recent studies on modern poetry
as one of the most dynamic varieties of Persian literary form, and in a
comparative literature context >>>
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* Help Internet connection in deprived areas
The Science and Arts Foundation
is non-profit independent organisation. Its general policy is to select
model state schools in deprived areas of Iran and provide them with modern
computer sites and Internet access. In its first year of activities in
Iran, SAF completed this project for 19 schools in Tehran, Shahre-Ray and
Varamin. SAF needs your support >>>
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* Helping refugees in the Washington area
When I took on heading the project of supporting the Iranian refugees
in the Washington area, it was because no one else volunteered. The next
day it hit me how perfect our decision was to support this group as an
immediate project. I talked with Paul Johnson, a very active volunteer
and Sonia LaFountain, volunteer coordinator/ resource developer with IRC
(International Rescue Committee which was founded by Albert Einstein in
1933). These are the immediate needs >>>
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* Mossadegh conference, Chicago
Seminar in Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Dr. Mossadegh's
Government in May 2001 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
For this reason, a bilingual (Persian and English) seminar will be held
in May 2001 in Chicago, Illinois. A number of experts on Iran and Dr. Mossadegh's
era will present their views in this seminar >>>
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