Firoozeh Dumas, author of "Funny in Farsi" will be doing a book signing
Location: 110 Barrows (UC Berkeley)
Time: Sunday, March 7 @ 2:00pm.
ISCAO (UC Davis) 7th Annual New Year’s Celebration Showcase (3.7)
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Dear Students Organization Members,
The Iranian Student Cultural and Aesthetic Organization (ISCAO) cordially invites you to the 7th Annual Iranian New Year’s Celebration Showcase. Come join us as we, the Iranian students at UC Davis welcome Spring with traditional dances, poetry, skits and instrumental performances.
When: March 7th, 2004 Where: UC Davis Freeborn Hall Time: Doors open at 2pm show starts promptly at 3pm
Prices: Adults: $12 students (With valid student ID): $9 Children under 6: FREE!!
Tickets will be going on sale beginning Tuesday February 17th at the Freeborn Hall box office. In celebration of the 7th annual New Year’s Show, there will also be an optional Iranian catered dinner shortly after the performance. ($15/plate)
For more information about ticket sales/prices please contact ISCAO Board at iscaoboard@ucdavis.edu
The Iranian Student Cultural and Aesthetic Organization was formed with the intention to educate others and ourselves about the rich culture or Iran. As a non-profit, student-run organization, we strive to develop self-awareness and promote an understanding of Iran and Her people through the power of artistic expression. Poetry, song, dance, and
spoken word are the tools through which we bring our community together. We do not support nor reject any political or religious viewpoints.
Please feel free to e-mail us with any questions or comments or concerns. We look forward to seeing all of you on March 7th!!
Sincerely,
Elnaz Eilkhani Rana Ansari
ISCAO Outreach Coordinator ISCAO Program Coordinator
eilkhani@ucdavis.edu (916) 502-4035 ransari@ucdavis.edu (707) 478-1996
Date: Sunday March 7th. at 4:00 PM
Place: Emory Univ. White Hall, Room 208
For Information: 770-698-0851
Speakers:
1. Dr. Shahla Abghari: Historical Significance of March 8th.
2. Mrs. Manij Marashi: Iranian Women's Struggle: Past, Present and future.
3. Dr. Esmail Khoi: Poetry reading
The program will be followed with music and reception
Woman's day celebration party with DJ AliReza, on Sunday March 7, 2004
LOCATION: Club Avalon, 777 Lawrence Express Way, Santa Clara
TIME: 7:00 PM to Midnight, hors d'oeuvres will be served from 7 to 9PM
Admission: $20.00
For more Information: 408-245-6666
All the proceeds from these programs will be donated to "MADRE", an International Human Rights Organization for women (http://www.madre.org)
Kaavosh Women's Group Honors International Woman's Day!
Women, Human Rights and Democracy
Saturday and Sunday March 6 & 7
The Silence Between Two Thoughts Details:
Director: Babak Payami
Producer: Babak Payami
Screenwriter: Babak Payami
Cinematographer: Farzad Jodat
Editors: Jafar Panahi, Babak Karimi
Cast: Maryam Moghaddam, Kamal Naroui
Film Info: 95min/BetaCam
Country: Iran; Farsi with English subtitles
North American Premiere
@ San Jose University Theatre
March 4, 1pm - Mar. 5, 5:15pm - Mar. 7, 9:15pm
Click HERE for more information!
Inspired in part by the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, The Silence Between Two Thoughts is a remarkable, austere, provocative film. It is also an astonishing and important film.
In a remote village in an unspecified land, a fundamentalist Haji’s decree that a young woman be executed is halted because "criminals must go to hell, but an executed virgin will go to heaven." However, the Haji is determined that his sentence be carried out, so he orders the executioner to marry the young woman, thus making him both her husband and her potential executioner. The young man finds himself in a moral, philosophical and religious quagmire, stranded in the silence between two thoughts, as much a prisoner of the Haji’s rulings as is the young woman.
The film, director Payami’s third (after his highly successful Secret Ballot), "addresses the dilemma of a people whose religious beliefs are exploited to rule them. But the film offers a humanistic view of a violent and tragic situation."
The negatives for this astonishing film were confiscated by the Iranian authorities even before the film was completed. This version was painfully reconstructed from computer tapes by the director in exile. The Silence Between Two Thoughts is the epitome of the Maverick Spirit on every level conceivable and is a must see for any serious film aficionado.