Talk / Presentation

Saturday, August 22

Free
Talk / Presentation ( Fariborz Mokhtari )
In the Lion's Shadow
Dr. Fariborz Mokhtari’s critically acclaimed recent book, In the Lion's Shadow...
22 Aug 2015 - 12:00pm
Free
Talk / Presentation ( Soheila Darvishi ) Canada
Royal Caravanserais in Achaemenid Era
The expansion of the newly formed Achaemenid Empire was an outcome of the great...
22 Aug 2015 - 1:30pm
Free
Talk / Presentation ( Leili Anvar ) France
A Journey With the Hoopoe, Bird of Hope
A presentation of the Conference of the Birds together with the projection and...
22 Aug 2015 - 3:30pm
Free
Talk / Presentation ( Dick Davis ) USA
The Pleasures and Problems of Translating Iraj Pezeshkzad's Dai Jan Napol'on into English
Mr. Davis points to challenges faced by translation of Dai Jan Napol'on...
22 Aug 2015 - 4:30pm
Free
Talk / Presentation ( Iranian Alliances Across Borders, IAAB ) USA
Community Building in the Iranian Diaspora
Community Building in the Iranian Diaspora: Shared Lessons With a Transitional...
22 Aug 2015 - 6:00pm
Free
Talk / Presentation ( Mohammad Estelami ) Canada
Wondrous Deeds (Keramat) and Sufism, A Logical Perspective
Mohammad Estelami will critically examine the concept of the alleged exercises...
22 Aug 2015 - 7:30pm

Sunday, August 23

Free
Talk / Presentation ( Leili Anvar )
Exile, Love and Poetry: A Journey Through Persian Literature.
In this talk, Ms. Anvar will evoke the history of love poetry in Persian...
23 Aug 2015 - 12:00pm
Free
Talk / Presentation ( Ali Atabaki ) Canada
Naqsh-e Rostam (Rostam Inscription): A look at the historical identity of Iran
Darius the First, the great Achaemenid king, chose to build his tomb within the...
23 Aug 2015 - 1:30pm
Free
Talk / Presentation ( Dick Davis ) USA
Princesses Who Protest: The Women Poets of Medieval Iran
Despite popular notions about women’s empowerment in Iran, the Persian...
23 Aug 2015 - 3:00pm
Free
Talk / Presentation ( A Poetic Performance ) France
The Canticle of the Birds by ‘Attâr’ or the Art of Spiritual flight
Leili Anvar and Frédéric Ferney read passages of the poem (in...
23 Aug 2015 - 3:30pm