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* Christmas: Party in
Washington, DC
* Ramazan: "Philosophy
of Fasting," Sunnyvale
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* Conference: Persian
Gulf: Present realities
* Literature: Storytelling
and dialogue, N. California
* School: Farsi school
in Maryland
* Women: International conference
* Art show: Qajar paintings
at Brooklyn Museum of Art
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* "Philosophy of Fasting"
Dr. Haghi, who is an internationally recognized authority on the teachings
of Rumi, the thirteenth century Sufi mystic famed for his ecstatic poetry
and resonating truths, will have a lecture on the "Philosophy of Fasting"
in Farsi on this Saturday, Dec 26th, 1998. This lecture will be held at
the Sunnyvale Community Center in northern California located at 550 E.
Remmington Drive; and will begin at 7:00 p.m. For further information,
please call (408) 737-1464 or (800) 919-2011.
Dr. Haghi obtained his Ph.D. in History of Science from Harvard University
and his M.D. from Shiraz University, Iran. This program is presented by
Bonyad-e-Towhid in a series of cultural enrichment events for the Iranian
community in the Bay Area; and has free admission.
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* Christamas party in Washington, DC
C H R I S T M A S N I G H T P E R S I A N B A S H !
FRIDAY Night, December 25th, 1998 9:00pm
With EURO-DJ Ali Sabaii mixing the BEST and NEWEST European, Persian,
Latin, & Arabic Dance Music.
Celebrate The Holidays in STYLE at: P A N G E A Lounge, 2134 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, (Between 21st & 22nd Streets), Washington, D.C. Tel: 202.337.0222
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* Persian Gulf: Present realities
The Center for Persian Gulf and Middle East Studies at the Institute
for Political and International Studies (IPIS) intends to convene its ninth
International conference on the Persian Gulf under the title "Persian
Gulf: Present Realities and Future Perspectives " on February 22-23,
1999.
Distinguished scholars, university professors, researches, and specialists
will discuss political, international, economic, security as well as cultural,
and energy issues relating to the present situation in, and pertaining
to future cooperation among the countries of the Persian Gulf region.
The main topics of the discussion are as follows: ... DETAILS
HERE
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* Storytelling and dialogue, N. California
The Committee For Freedom Of Thought And Expression In Iran (Northern
California) presents: "Storytelling And Dialogue" with Akbar
Sardoozami, Iranian writer in exile.
Date: Sunday December 20, at 7:30
Place: Albany Senior Center846 Masonic Ave., Albany
(Take I80 East, exit Albany/Buchanan St., at 3rd stop light turn left on
Masonic, drive one block and cross Solano, Center is on your left.)
Information: (510)644-0403
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* Farsi school for children in Maryland
The Iranian-American Cultural Society of Maryland currently sponsors
two Farsi schools in the Baltimore, MD areas of Columbia and Towson. More
information, including sample homeworks from the children, is available
at //www.zeba.com/iacs/edu.htm
Reza Shadmehr
reza@bme.jhu.edu
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* International conference
The Tenth International Conference of the Iranian Women's Studies Foundation
"The Iranian Woman at the Threshold of the Year 2000" will be
held at the University of Montreal on July 2-5,1999 in Montreal, Canada.
Foundation: IWSF, PO Box 380882, Cambridge, MA 02238-0882, USA, Tel:
617-492-9001, Fax: 617-492-0111, Email: IranianWSF@aol.com
Local Committee: IWSF, PO Box 354 Station "H", Montreal (QC),
H3G 2L1, CANADA, Tel: 514-735-7776, Fax: 514-934-9912, Email: Machouf@magellan.umontreal.ca
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