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April 11, 2001

Mossadegh and the Future of Iran: Chicago

Mossadegh and the Future of Iran: A Conference in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Mossadegh's Government will be held in Chicago on Thursday, May 3rd through Sunday, May 6th, 2001 (Conference begins on Thursday evening, May 3rd, and ends early Sunday afternoon, May 6th , 2001). Conference is open to the public.

Conference Speakers and Panelists

The following scholars, writers and commentators will present papers or speak at Mossadegh Conference in May. Please note that a few more speakers and panelists may be added to the list. For more information on the conference, please see the materials following the list.

- Ervand Abrahamian, University Professor, City University of New York
- Janet Afary, University Professor, Purdue University
- Hamid Akbari, University Professor, Northeastern Illinois University
- Fakhreddin Azimi, University Professor, University of Connecticut
- Siakzar Berelian, M.D. and Writer, London
- Cyrus Bina, University Professor, University of Minnesota
- Mehrdad Darvishpour, University Professor, Sweden
- Mahmoud Enayat, Writer and Journalist, Los Angeles
- Mansur Farhang, University Professor, Bentley College
- Shahram Ghanbari, Social Science Researcher, Paris
- Houshang Keshavarz-Sadr, Social Science Researcher, Paris
- Abdolkarim Lahiji, Human Rights Lawyer and Scholar, Paris
- Gholamreza Mahajeri Nejad, Current Member of Student Movement, Washington D.C.
- Nemat Mirzazadeh (Azarm), Poet and Writer, Paris
- Nasser Pakdaman, University Professor, Paris
- Iraj Pezeshkzad, Writer, Paris
- Ali Rahnama, University Professor, American University of Paris
- Bagher Samsam, M.D. and Former Member of Student Movement in 1960s, Los Angeles
- Ali Shahandeh, Scholar of Law, Sweden
- Hamid Zolnoor, Former Member of Student Movement in 1960s, Paris

Location: Student Union, Northeastern Illinois University (Bryn Mawr and Central Park), Chicago, Illinois

Language:  Persian is the primary language of the Conference with three sessions (mainly on Friday evening) to be held in English.

Program: The conference will consist of a series of lecture presentations and panel discussions.  More than 10 speakers, whose names will be shortly announced, from Europe and the United States,  will present their views of the Mossadegh era in this conference.  Some of the topics include:

- Mossadegh before Mossadegh and Mossadegh After Mossadegh
- United States, Britain and the Mossadegh government
- The nationalization and politics of oil
- Ethics and politics under Mossadegh
- Mossadegh and the dissolution of parliament, referendum and emergency powers
- Freedom of press in the Mossadegh era
- Student movement before and after the Mossadegh era
- Mossadegh Government and Religious Institutions
- The Mossadegh era and the future of Iran

Conference Hotel

Howard Johnson Hotel 9333 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, Illinois 60077 Phone (847) 679-4200 or (800) 446-4656

To receive special rates, please make your reservations by April 10th, 2001 and ask for reservation under Dr. MOSSADEGH CONFERENCE.

Special Conference Room Rates: One queen size bed $69.00, Two full size beds $89.00, One king size bed $99.00

For more information

E-mail: IranAction@aol.com 
Telephone: (773) 442-6126
Fax: (847) 729-5926                       

Mossadegh Conference
PO Box 1253
Morton Grove, IL 60053
USA

Short Description of the Conference

Seminar in Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Dr. Mossadegh's Government in May 2001 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Despotic rule is the main problem of Iran today.  Therefore, historical democratic experiences, especially in contemporary Iranian history, may assist the present struggle of Iranian people in achieving freedom and democracy. 

Mossadegh's government (1951-1953), the fiftieth anniversary of which will be in May 2001, represents one of the significant eras of Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906.  Mossadegh's government, albeit short lived, has lasted as a model of freedom and democracy in Iran.  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 era will present their views in this seminar.  It is hoped that the upshot of this seminar, however limited, will be of assistance to the great struggle of Iranians, especially the youth, in achieving freedom and democracy in Iran today.

The preliminary planning and preparation for this seminar are by Houshang Keshavarz-Sadr (Paris, France), Dr. Mahmoud Enayat (Los Angeles, California, USA), and Hamid Akbari (Chicago, Illinois, USA).  

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