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Results For January 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Patriot of Persia
A book reading by Christopher de Bellaigue, Journalist
2:00 PM 
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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Commemoration of the Iranian Media Legend Iraj Gorgin
A book launch
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The National Park: Biodiversity Conservation in Wartime Iraq
A lecture by Bridget Guarasci, Visiting Scholar, Department of Anthropology, UCLA
3:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Palestine & the UN
A panel discussion about the significance of the "non-member state observer status" recently granted to Palestine by the UN General Assembly. Panelists include Asli Bali, UCLA Law; Steven Spiegel, UCLA Center for Middle East Development; and UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala, who will also moderate the discussion. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Near Eastern Studies, the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, and the Center for Middle East Development.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Israel/Palestine in Eyal Sivan’s Cinematography - Route 181 (2003)
Screening of the first half of the film
6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, January 27, 2013
From Ancient Persia to Contemporary LA: 2,700 Years of Iranian Jewish History
A conference organized in conjunction with the exhibition Light and Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews, this day-long conference brings together distinguished scholars to examine topics including religions and cultures in ancient Persia, religious minorities under Shiite Islamic rule, and contemporary issues of identity and culture, including women in Iran and the Jewish-Persian diaspora.
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Discussion on a 4-Volume Book on the Holocaust
A panel discussion with Dr. Ardeshir Babaknia, Dr. Jaleh Pirnazar, and Reza Goharzad, Journalist
6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Screening of "The Ayatollah’s Seal" and lecture on "Safety of Journalists"
A lecture by Mohammad Manzarpour BBC Persian Bureau Editor. Washington DC, following the screening of the documentary "The Ayatollah's Seal"
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Arab Uprisings: Between Change and Continuity
A Panel Discussion and Book Event
4:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Israel/Palestine in Eyal Sivan’s Cinematography - Route 181 (2003)
Part 2 of two-part documentary film screening followed by discussion with filmmaker Eyal Sivan and Gabriel Piterberg, UCLA
6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
