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Tuesday, January 28, 1997

Events

* "The Cyclist" in New York
* Lectures about the revolution
* Turkish whirling dervishes
* Seminar on earth dams
* Medical insurance conference
* Persian music in Seattle
* Discussion: Iranian expatriate theater
* Internet expo in San Jose

From: Alison Feldman <feldmana@is.nyu.edu>

CENTER FOR NEAR EASTERN STUDIES AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESENTS

ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL: "DEBATING CENTER AND MARGIN: MINORITIES IN MIDDLE EASTERN CINEMAS"

The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at New York University will host a three-day film festival, "Debating Center and Margin: Minorities in Middle Eastern Cinemas," on February 13-15, 1997 in Jurow Lecture Hall, 101A Main Building, 100 Washington Square East, on the NYU campus. The festival is free and open to the public.

The program includes nine titles from Iran, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, Algeria, and Iraqi Kurdistan. Three of the titles, Machaho, Fatima al-Amariyya, and The Silent Traveller, will be shown in the U.S. for the first time. Each program will be followed by panel discussions with a wide range of filmmakers, scholars and film critics.

"Debating Center and Margin" is presented with the assistance of the Center for Media, Culture and History at NYU, and has been made possible by the New York Council for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the U.S. Department of Education.

For a full program with film descriptions [including Mohsen Makhmalbaf's "The Cyclist"], call the Kevorkian Center at (212)998-8877 or check our website:

//www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/neareast/center.html

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From: Edward A. Jajko <jajko@hoover.stanford.edu>
Deputy Curator Middle East Collection
Hoover Institution
Stanford, California

The Hoover Institution Middle East Collection announces a conference:

The State of the Iranian Revolution: A Critical Review of the Iranian Revolution on the Eve of its Eighteenth Anniversary.

Presentation by scholars and public figures, followed by discussion and question and answer session.

Panelists: Sepehr Zabih (moderator), Professor, St. Mary's College of California, Nikki Keddie, Professor, UCLA; Ahmad Ghoreishi, Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey; Ahmad Madani, Leader, National Front; Col. Terry Johnson, Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey; Guity Nashat, Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution.

Time: Monday, 10 February 1997, 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Place: Room 102, Lou Henry Hoover Building, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.

Conference organized by Dr. Sepehr Zabih.

This conference is open to Stanford faculty, students, and staff, and to the general public. So that we may now how many will attend, kindly respond care of the Middle East Collection, Hoover Institution
(tel. 415-723-2050 and 415-723-2132; fax 415-723-1687; e-mail JAJKO@HOOVER.STANFORD.EDU).

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From: Reza Behbehani <DM2ACBA@BAPLAZA.BELL-ATL.COM>

(This event is in Washington DC, but will be shown at other U.S. cities as well. See details below.)

Greetings,

The Iranian-American Cultural Association (IACA) is pleased to announce the Washington performance of the internationally acclaimed Whirling Dervishes of Turkey and The Mevlevi Ensemble on Sunday, February 2 at 8:00 pm at George Washington University.

Organized by the Foundation for Traditional Studies, the event will feature the mystical poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi (Molavi) in a memorable performance of spiritual music and dance. Molavi is a 14th century Persian Sufi poet whose work has inspired generations of Sufi mystics.

Tickets range from $15 to $25 and can be purchased in advance through ProTix (703) 218-6500 or, if still available on the day of the event, though the Box Office at Lisner Auditorium.

Lisner Auditorium George Washington University 730 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20052 (202) 994-6800

For those living outside the Washington metropolitan area, The Whirling Dervishes and The Mevlevi Ensemble are on a national tour that will also perform in several other cities. For cities, dates, and contact numbers, please see the list below:

Santa Barbara, CA Jan 28 (805) 893-3535 UC Santa Barbara

Cambridge, MA Jan 30 (617) 496-2222 Harvard University

New York, NY Jan 31 (212) 581-1212 City Center

Philadelphia Feb 3 (215) 898-6791 U of Pennsylvania

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From: Mosavian <mosavian@s4.elec.uq.edu.au>

SEMINAR ON EARTH & ROCKFILL DAMS

Tehran, September 30 - October 1, 1997

SEPASAD ENGINEERING COMPANY, the builder of the Largest Earth Dam in Iran (Karkheh) has great pleasure to notify that the first seminar on earth& rockfill dams.

Topics:
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A) Reconnaissance and Investigations:

B) Design and Analysis:

C) Construction Methods and Optimization:

D) DAM Operation & Dam Behavior Control:

University professors , researchers and experts interested in participating in the seminar are required to fill out the following form and mail it to the secretariat of the seminar at the following address no later than July 10, 1997.

Enrollment Form for the First Seminar on Earth Dams. Sepasad Engineering Company, Sep. 30, Oct. 1, 1997

First Name:
Surname:
Education:
Majoring Field:
Organization/Company:
Position:

I would like to participate in the seminar O with a paper. O without a paper.

Your address: Date: Signature:

In case you intend to present a paper to the seminar , please mail the abstract along with this form to the secretariat of the seminar no later than March 5, 1997

Our Address:
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No. 15, 3rd flr., East Roudbar St., Mirdamad Ave., Tehran P.O.Box : 1191195

Secretariat Tel : (+9821) 2258520, 2258566, 2258555
Fax : (+9821) 2227513

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From: Ali Sheikhzadeh <sheikh@is3.nyu.edu>

The Medical Service Insurance Organization announces the program of celebration of the First Congress of Medical Service Insurance Organization,in the first week of the month of Aban 1376 (October 1997).

Interested researchers and authorities inside and outside the country are invited considering the subjects proposed below, to send to this organization, an abstract of the article (400 to 1200 words) until the end of the month of Bahman of the current year (February 18 , 1997) at the latest,and the original of their research articles until the end of the month of Mordad 1376 (August 22, 1997).

Valuable prizes will be awarded to the writers of selected articles (to be set forth in the congress and / or printed in the Medical Insurance Book).

For the purpose of participation in the 1st Congress of Medical Service Insurance Organization and acquisition of further information please contact the Congress Secretariat at the following address:

No. 57 Shahid Pourmoshkani St. , further up Zafar, Dr. Ali Shariati Ave. , Tehran , Iran , or P.O. Box 19395-4414 , Tehran , Congress Secretariat, Medical Service Insurance organization.

Tel: (+9821) 237884 (Contact hours : 3 to 5 p.m. everyday except Thursdays and official holidays)

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From: Payman Arabshahi <payman@u.washington.edu>

An evening of Persian Classical Music in Seattle With: Soheil Zolfonoon (Setar, and vocals), Ramin Zolfonoon (Piano), Niel Morgai, (Daf)

Place: Bellevue Community College Auditorium, Seattle, Washington

Time: Saturday, February 15, 1997, 7:00 pm

Tickets: $10 at Pars, Rooz, and Bellevue Markets

Further information: (206) 644-8131 / 743-3069

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Speaker: Nasser RahmaniNejad Topic: Iranin theatre in Los Angelos Video presentation: Ottolo Dar Sarzamine Gharibeh Writer: Gholamhossein Saedi Director: Nasser RahmaniNejad

Time: Saturday February 8, 1997: 5P.M. to 9 P.M. Place: 415 Western Building at Hunter College, New York Lexington Ave. & 68th St.

Sponsored by: Anjomane Farhangi IraniAn, New York

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From: Kiumarse Zamanian <kiumarse.zamanian@autodesk.com>

There will be a free internet Expo by DCI on Feb 19-20 in San Jose Convention center. For more info and online registration go to:

//www.DCIexpo.com/internet

Kiumarse.

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