Salaam All, Please join us Thursday, April 15 at 5:00 pm CST, 6:00 pm EDT for a joint program with the University of Michigan! This week, Iranian artist Mehdi Alaei-Nezhad will be speaking with us. Mehdi Alaei-Nezhad received a Masters in Fine Arts, and he has been painting professionally for over 35 years. He is a member of the Association…
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Persian Roundtable with Dr. Mahmoodreza Esfandiar | Thursday, October 22, 20202
Salaam bar hamegi, We are delighted to announce our first virtual Persian roundtable of this academic year. Please join us on Thursday, October 22, at 5-7 pm for a presentation by Dr. Mahmoodreza Esfandiar. His talk titled “Descriptions and Images of Love in Mawlavi’s work.” ِDr. Esfandiar is an associate professor of Comparative Religions and…
Persian Roundtable Feb 7
Salaam bar hamegi, We’re delighted to announce our first Persian roundtable of the new year! Please join us on Friday February 7, from 4 to 5 P.M. in STB 4000 for tea, treats, and camaraderie; Persian speakers of all levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Be omid-e didar, Kamran & Behrad
Final Persian Roundtable — April 19
Doostan-e aziz, We’re excited to invite you to our last Persian Roundtable of the Winter 2019 term, which will take place at 4pm on Friday, April 19 in STB 4000. Please note we moved the date back a week. So, again: Friday, April 19 4000 South Thayer Building / 202 S Thayer St 4:00–5:00 pm Hope…
Persian Roundtable sessions: March and April
Dear all, Welcome back from break! We’re excited to see you soon at the upcoming Persian Roundtable events, where we will gather for tea, baklava, and Persian conversation: March 15 March 29 (Backpacking Event, held in STB 3000) April 12 Meetings will take place in STB 4000 (202 S Thayer St, Ann Arbor) from 4–5 pm, and are…
Roundtable Schedule WN19
Welcome back to class, and to another semester of Persian conversation and camaraderie! Please mark the following dates in your calendar for the Persian Roundtable: January 18 February 1 March 1 March 15 March 29 (Backpacking Event) April 12 All meetings will take place in STB 4000 from 4–5 pm. The one exception to this…
Amphibology/Ambiguity in Classical and Modern Persian Poetry
We are excited to invite you to our next Persian Roundtable, featuring a short talk by Morteza Fayazi with the title “Amphibology/Ambiguity in Classical and Modern Persian Poetry.” As usual, we will be serving tea and light refreshments, and students and Persian speakers of all levels are invited to come! Date: Friday, November 2 Time:…
A Star in the Literary Heavens
The Persian Roundtable is pleased to announce its next meeting at 4:00–5:00pm on Friday, October 19 (4000 STB), with a short presentation by Behnoush Rostami entitled “A Star in the Literary Heavens: The Life and Poetry of Parvin E’tesami.” As always, tea and light refreshments will be served, and Persian speakers and learners of all levels…
Inaugural Persian Roundtable, AY 2018–19
Salam bar hamegi, Welcome back to another year of Persian and Iranian studies! We’re so glad to see you again and to welcome our new students, farsi-zabanan, and iran-doostan to the community. Please join us this Friday, 4pm in STB 4000 for our opening session of the Persian Roundtable, where we can enjoy some tea…
Special Roundtable Event: Ahmet Karamustafa
We are very excited to have Prof. Ahmet Karamustafa (History, University of Maryland) join us for a special session of the Persian Roundtable! Prof. Karamustafa is a specialist in medieval Islam, particularly Sufi thought and practice in Anatolia, and is the author of many books and articles on the topic. He is currently teaching an…