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Farhang Foundation Documentary on Iranian artists, Pearls on the Ocean Floor, screens at LACMA

Last Thursday, July 22, Farhang Foundation and The Art of the Middle East Council organized a special screening of Robert Adanto’s much anticipated new documentary, Pearls on the Ocean Floor, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

In conjunction with the museum’… Continue

Added by Farhang Foundation on July 28, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Amy Katuska Donations to دوستان فارسی زبان من

As you may have read in my last post, I am trying to start a pen pal exchange between some sixth graders in Amherst, MA and some sixth grade students in Iran. Since we don't have 501(c)(3) status, it is difficult to apply for grants. I'm looking for donations, both monetary and in kind, to help get this project started. We need money and Amazon.com gift cards, but we also need a financial coordinator. If you think you can help us out, even if it's only a $10 contribution, please e-mail doostane_… Continue

Added by Amy Katuska on July 18, 2010 at 3:19am — No Comments

Amy Katuska دوستان فارسی زبان من

I have been spending as much time as possible working on my project/initiative/program/whatever-you-want-to-call-it. I'm actually working on it right now, so I don't really have much time to update, but you should check out our blog at http://farsizaban.wordpress.com

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Added by Amy Katuska on July 17, 2010 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Iranian Film Festival Film Entries

Deadline to submit films for the 3rd Annual "Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco" is August 15, 2010. www.IranianFilmFestival.org Continue

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Amy Katuska دوستان فارسی زبان من

I am in the process of starting a pen pal program called دوستان فارسی زبان من. It will be a pilot program with 20 sixth graders in Amherst, MA and 20 sixth grade students in Iran. One of the biggest problem right now is that we have no money. I'm looking for grants or donations, but I can't find anything. I've e-mailed a bunch of Iranian-American cultural societies, but gotten no responses except from the Farhang Foundation, which suggested that I post and ask for help. So, if anyone has any ide… Continue

Added by Amy Katuska on June 29, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Farhang Foundation Let's help save Iranian Studies classes at California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

With your help and support, let’s stop the cancellation of Persian classes at the California State University, Northridge (CSUN).

Founded in 1958, California State University, Northrid… Continue

Added by Farhang Foundation on June 23, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Farhang Foundation Farhang Foundation Co-Sponsors ‘Document: Iranian-Americans in Los Angeles’ from June 6th to August 22nd

On Sunday, June 6, 2010, Los Angelenos from all backgrounds were invited to the opening symposium and gallery tour of the new photographic exhibition entitled Document: Iranian-Americans in Los Angeles at the Fowler Museum at UCLA.

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Added by Farhang Foundation on June 15, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Farhang Foundation Meet Farhang: A Night of Poetry & Nostalgia

Photo by: Vafa Khatami

On Saturday, June 5, 2010, high atop Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton’s Stardust Room, Farhang Foundation hosted Meet Farhang: A Night of Poetry & Nostalgia. It was a warm, classy, and friendly evening as guests gathered in an intimate, lounge-like setting to enjoy wine and food, while celebrating the beauty of Persian literature.… Continue

Added by Farhang Foundation on June 15, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Farhang Foundation UCLA’s ‘Shahnameh’ Conference co-sponsored by Farhang Foundation

On Tuesday, May 25 and Wednesday, May 26, the sun shone bright on UCLA’s vast and lush campus in Westwood as a group of scholars, experts, and otherwise, all gathered at the Faculty Center’s California Room for one purpose: the Shahnameh, Iran’s national epic, composed… Continue

Added by Farhang Foundation on June 7, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Lili Rahmati Qu'est-ce que tu vois?


Argentic Vision: B&W film photography by Lili Rahmati


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Added by Lili Rahmati on May 7, 2010 at 5:57pm — No Comments

Angella Nazarian Suicide Bombers in Love—an exhibit that looks eastward and westward, to the past and present



How can one not take notice of a show called Suicide Bombers in Love? Arien Valizadeh’s first gallery show in San Francisco is a daring and provocative exploration of politics, sexuality, and subversion of stereotypes in the Iranian culture—all recontextualized within the western iconographic
vocabulary. Valizadeh transposes the visual language of American Romance Comics and pop art in a Middle Eastern cont

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Added by Angella Nazarian on May 3, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Jackson SJ Montgomery 101 of Iran

Iran, formerly known internationally as Persia until 1935, is a
country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the
Persian Gulf. The name Iran is a cognate of Aryan, and means "Land of
the Aryans".


The 18th largest country in the world in terms of area at 1,648,195 km²,
Iran has a population of over seventy million. It is a country of
special geostrategic significance due to its central location in
Eurasia. Iran is borde… Continue

Added by Jackson SJ Montgomery on March 16, 2010 at 9:16pm — No Comments

Jackson SJ Montgomery Festival of Sadeh

Sadeh meaning hundred, is a mid winter feast that was celebrated with grandeur and magnificence in ancient
Iran. It was a festivity to honor fire and to defeat the forces of darkness, frost and cold. Two different days were observed for its veneration. One celebration marked the hundred day before the religious No Ruz on the first day of the month Farvardin (religious No Ruz is different from spring No Ruz). The other one was the hundredth day after the ga… Continue

Added by Jackson SJ Montgomery on March 14, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Nahal Iravani-Sani Assistant Professor of Persian Literature & Culture position

Assistant Professor of Persian Literature and Culture

The Department of Comparative Literature at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Persian literature and culture, funded by an endowment gift from Bita Daryabari. Candidates should combine a research specialization with extensive familiarity of Persian literature and culture in order to teach a broad range of courses. Comparative and/or theoretical approa

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Added by Nahal Iravani-Sani on March 8, 2010 at 5:44pm — No Comments

Mehrdad Rahimi A poem by Mehr: Mosalmaani

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Added by Mehrdad Rahimi on February 1, 2010 at 9:28pm — No Comments

mickey smith Netflix:: Movies on your finger tips

If you're like most human beings, you enjoy a good movie. At least once in a while. Virtually everyone likes to be entertained and movies now playing are always at your fingertips. That's what's so great about Netflix. You can get the skinny any time you please regarding almost anything; including modern entertainment. So regardless if you prefer horror flicks, great dramas,… Continue

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It has been established that having a blood pressure monitor at home may be a huge facilitate in knowing your health condition. By currently, you probably grasp that stage two hypertension will lead to seriously fatal heart diseases. The unhappy truth is, not all people recognize the symptoms. In fact, the symptoms are inconspicuous until it's already progressed to a stage that is troublesome to treat.

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Caldwell Frontez Singapore Real Estate

It's tempting to need a dream home in a prime location with all the furnishings and best fittings. The danger is over borrowing and getting into additional debt that you'll be able to comfortably repay. A mortgage that you simply struggle to repay could be a deadly trap. So it's crucial to consider what you actually need and what you'll be able to live without. For example, if you are a pair while not youngsters at the instant, may you live while not a 3rd bedroom? On the opposite hand, if you h… Continue

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Ayr has many excellent colleges, and the transport links are initial-class. Prestwick International Airport is nearby, and there are direct trains… Continue

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