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By avhoffmann, March 6, 2017 4:21 pm

Salaam, dear students and faculty at Uchicago!
The Persian Circle and the Islamic Studies workshop invite you to the last event for this quarter:

Nowruz
نوروز

Get a glimpse of how the Iranian New Year is celebrated – with Persian food, reading of poetry, and short presentations on history and customs of Nowruz in English and Persian. This is an event for speakers of English and Persian of all levels. Come by and enjoy good food and company at the end of a busy quarter!

Friday, March 10
Swift 106
6 pm

We hope to see you there,
به امید دیدار
Alexandra & Alexandra

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By avhoffmann, February 23, 2017 5:21 pm

Salaam!

Please join us for a Persian Circle talk on Tuesday, February 28 at 4:30 pm with Dr. Ali Mousavi (UCLA):

سهم ایالات متحده آمریکا  در پژوهشهای باستانشناسی در ایران

American Contributions to the Archaeology of Iran

This talk will be in Persian

Ali Mousavi obtained his Ph.D. in archaeology of the ancient Near East from the University of California, Berkeley. He excavated in France, Turkey, and Iran, and contributed to the nomination of a number of archaeological sites and monuments for inscription on the World Heritage List of UNESCO. He is the author of a book on the site of Persepolis (Persepolis: Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder), co-editor of the book Ancient Iran from the Air. He currently teaches art and archaeology of ancient Iran at UCLA and is the director of the Pasargadae Archaeological Excavations.

There will be tea & sweets!

Tuesday, February 28

4:30 – 6 pm in Pick Hall 218
(5828 S. University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637)

See you there,
Alexandra

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By avhoffmann, February 3, 2017 1:07 pm

Salaam! Please join us for a Persian Circle talk on Tuesday, February 7 at 4:30pm with playwright Ezzat Goushegir:

“I’m not an Exceptionalist!”

A play reading

The reading will be in English, comments by the author will be in Persian.

Ezzat Goushegir is a playwright, author and film critic.  She has performed her plays internationally as well as published five books (in Farsi), including three collections of short stories. Feminist perspective has the center role and interest in her writing. She brings a global and international perspective to her work by questioning social, political and gender issues.

Her plays have been translated into French, Arabic and Mandarin and produced by a variety of theater companies including “Maryam’s pregnancy”, which won a Richard Maibaum award and “Behind the curtains”, recipient at a Norman Felton award.  She is the member of “The Dramatists Guild of America” and “The Association of Writers and Writing Program”. Currently she teaches at (SNL) DePaul University in Chicago.

There will be tea & sweets!

Tuesday, February 7

4:30-6pm: Persian Circle talk (Pick Hall 218)

 (5828 S. University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637)

See you there,

Alexandra

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By avhoffmann, January 27, 2017 1:19 pm

انجمن سخن فارسی در دانشگاه شیکاگو

Salaam! Please join us for a Persian Circle talk on Tuesday, January 31 at 4:30pm with Dr. Elise Auerbach:

“Human Rights in Iran during a time of transition”

This talk will be in English.  

Elise Auerbach is the Iran country specialist for Amnesty International USA (AIUSA). She has been a member of AIUSA’s Middle East Coordination Group, which coordinates and monitors the work done by Amnesty International USA on the Middle East, since 1995. She earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. She produces materials on Iran for use by Amnesty International activists and the public and on the AIUSA web site, has written both public and internal documents for Amnesty International, has been quoted as an Amnesty International spokesperson on Iran in the media, has given interviews on CNN, Voice of America, NPR and PRI’s The World, and other media outlets, speaks at a variety of venues and has represented Amnesty International at press conferences. She works with Amnesty International staff and volunteers as well as partner organizations to organize events such as press conferences, rallies and seminars, as well as to plan and carry out campaigns and other actions. She has worked on numerous asylum and refugee cases from Iran. She is currently the acting chair of the Amnesty International USA Country Specialist Refugee Casework Committee which oversees all the work done by AIUSA on behalf of asylum seekers and those contesting removal based on the provisions of CAT. 

There will be tea & sweets!  

Tuesday, Jan. 31

4:30-6pm: Persian Circle talk (Pick Hall 218)

 (5828 S. University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637) 

See you there,
Alexandra

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By avhoffmann, January 21, 2017 8:50 pm

Salaam! Please join us for a Persian Circle talk on Tuesday, January 24 at 4:30pm with artist Ario Mashayekhi:

انسانیت در میان بی رحمی انسان

مشاهده هنری به زیبایی در برابر فجایع انسانی

Humanity Amidst Inhumanities. An Artistic view to Beauty in the Face of Human Atrocities

(self-portrait of the artist)

Ario Mashayekhi works professionally as a painter, sculptor and actor. In his visual art, Ario illustrates universal human conditions from pain and sorrow and isolation to the struggle to survive and the will to go beyond to promote the beauty and richness of life and the attainment of love. Through the years his artwork has been displayed in many individual & group shows and various publications, and has been honored by several awards. Ario holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Arts, Painting, and Sculpture from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

This talk will be in Persian. There will be tea & sweets!

Tuesday, Jan. 24
4:30 pm in Pick Hall 218
(5828 S. University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637)

See you there!
Alexandra

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By avhoffmann, January 14, 2017 1:08 pm

Salaam! Please join us for the very first Persian Circle of this year on Tuesday, January 17 at 4:30pm with our own Saeed Yousef Ghahremani:

میان واقع و رؤیا، همیشه شعر پلی ست

سعید یوسف نمونه هائی از اشعار خود را از چهار کتاب شعر جدید که در دست چاپ دارد خواهد خواند

A Bridge between Reality and Dreams

Saeed Yousef reads from his four recent collections of poems (to be released soon)

This talk will be in Persian. There will be an introduction in English for students at 4pm in the NELC Lounge (3^rd floor, Pick Hall). Come for tea & sweets!

Tuesday, Jan. 17

4pm: Introduction in English (NELC Lounge, 3^rd floor, Pick Hall)

4:30pm: Persian Circle talk (Pick Hall 218)

(5828 S. University Ave, Chicago, IL

Be omid-e didaar,

Alexandra

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By avhoffmann, January 10, 2017 11:48 pm

Dear friends and colleagues,

Best wishes for a productive and happy new year! Please join us this quarter for the Persian Circle, a weekly event for all students, faculty, and those interested in Persian and Iran. We will meet on Tuesdays, 4:30-6pm in Pick Hall 218 (5828 S University Ave) and enjoy talks on a variety of topics by faculty, students, and professionals. We will start meeting next week, but to give you a sneak peek of what is waiting for you in winter quarter, here is the schedule of talks not to be missed:

Jan. 17, Saeed Yousef:*

میانِ واقع و رؤیا، همیشه شعر پُلی ست

سعید یوسف نمونه هائی از اشعار خود را از چهار کتاب شعر جدید که در دست چاپ دارد خواهد خواند

„A Bridge between Reality and Dreams. Saeed Yousef reads from his four recent collections of poems (to be released soon)”

Jan. 24, Ario Mashayekhi:

انسانیت در میان بی رحمی انسان

مشاهده هنری به زیبایی در برابر فجایع انسانی

“Humanity Amidst Inhumanities. An Artistic view to Beauty in the Face of Human Atrocities”

Jan. 31, Dr. Elise Auerbach*: “Human Rights in Iran during a time of transition”

Feb. 7, Ezzat Goushegir (DePaul University), TBA

Feb. 14, Dr. Fariba Zarinebaf* (UC Riverside): “Iranian Diaspora and Cityscapes of Memory in LA”

Feb. 21, Austin O’Malley* (NELC, Uchicago), TBA

Feb. 28, Dr. Ali Mousavi (UCLA):

سهم آمریکا در مطالعات باستانشناسی در ایران

“American Contribution to the Archaeology of Iran”

March 7, Nowruz Special*

*These sessions will be either be in English, in English and Persian, preceded by an introductory part in English for students, or the talk will be designed explicitly for students’ needs. Details will be announced for each talk.

Announcements for event details will be posted around Pick Hall and online, through the Persian list and others, as well as on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/uchicagopersiancircle/)

There will always be tea and sweets – so come, sit down, treat yourself and be a part of the Persian speaking community.

See you on Tuesdays!
به امید دیدار
Alexandra

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By avhoffmann, November 27, 2016 6:42 pm

Salaam!

Please join us on Tuesday, Nov. 29 for the last Persian Circle talk this year! Our speaker is Prof. Nasrin Qader (Northwestern University):

ملاقات در مرز بخت وطالع: ’دو تایی پشه‘ بقلم آصف سلطانزاده