Upcoming Events

Tuesday, 10/06/09 Waggener 101 7:30 PM
Lecture: Ferdowsi’s Shâhnâmeh and Popular Culture by Hooman Hedayati – Facebook Event

Tuesday, 10/13/09 Burdine 216 7:30 PM
Screening: Brick and Mirror (Khesht va Ayeneh) by Ebrahim Golestan
Followed by a discussion with Somy Kim – Facebook Event

Tuesday, 10/20/09 Burdine 216 7:30 PM
Screening: Color of Paradise (Range Khoda) by Majid Majidi – Facebook Event

Tuesday, 10/27/09 Burdine 216 7:30 PM
Screening: Bashu (Little Stranger) by Bahram Beizai - Facebook Event

Tuesday, 11/03/09 Burdine 220 7:30 PM
Screening: Men at Work (Mardan Dar Karand) by Mani Haghighi – Facebook Event

Tuesday, 11/10/09 Burdine 220 7:30 PM
Screening of The song of Sparrows (Avaze Gonjeshk-ha) by Majid Majidi – Facebook Event

Tuesday, 11/17/09 Waggener 101 7:30 PM
Lecture: Uprising in Iran by Prof. Snehal Shingavi

Tuesday, 11/24/09 Waggener 101 7:30 PM
Lecture: Abu Muslim, the First Iranian Revolutionary after Islam by Novin Ghaffari‎

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Upcoming PSS Events (In Persian)

Second Masnavi Reading meeting on Wednesday, Oct 14th, 6:30-8:30pm at ETC 2.132:

Please read the second (کار پاکان را قیاس از خود مگیر) and third stories of Mohammad Estelami’s book (Darseh Masnavi). Each story comes with a short introduction and description of the terms at the end of the story. As you know, this is a group study so please read the stories ahead of time. In addition, Anousha will be reading the story of “Daghoughi va Keraamaatash” (قصه ی دقوقی و كراماتش) from daftar-e sevvom at the beginning of the session. It is available online at:

http://ganjoor.net/moulavi/masnavi/daftar3/sh85/ (Section 85 to 103)
http://www.moridemolana.com/Masnavi_Book_3.htm (Title 89 to 107)

History Club meeting, on Wednesday, Oct 21st, 7:00-9:00pm at Chicano Culture Room (Texas Union 4.206). In this meeting, Rouzbeh will present a time line of important events during Constitutional Revolution. In addition, we’ll discuss the role of clerics during or after the first constitution.

Book Club meeting, on Wednesday, Oct 28th, 7:00-9:00pm at Pearce Hall (Texas Union 2.404). Rhinoceros (play) by Eugène Ionesco will be discussed.