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06:00 PM » Dr. Abbas Milani speaks out on US Presidential Election

BAIAD (www.baiad.org) Presents:

A Discussion with Dr. Abbas Milani entitled:

WHAT IS AT STAKE? Why This Is the Most Important Election of Our Lifetime

Sunday, Oct 3, 6:00 - 8:30 pm, FAZ Restaurant, 1108 North Mathilda Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA
Free Admission - This program will be in English
For more information: See www.baiad.org or email info@baiad.org

Topics include:
- Why is this the most important election of our lifetime?
- What are the stakes for the US, Iranian-Americans, and the prospects of peace in the Middle East?
- What are likely to be the major differences between the Kerry and Bush Administrations?

About Dr. Abbas Milani:
Dr. Milani is a Visiting Professor in the department of Political Science at Stanford University and a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

He has been interviewed for radio and television, appearing on the BBC, CNN, Radio and Television of Iran, and Voice of America. His articles have been published in magazines and newspapers including the New York Review of Books, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Times Literary Supplement.

Milani is the author of The Persian Sphinx: Amir Abbas Hoveyda and the Riddle of the Iranian Revolution (Mage, 2000); Modernity and Its Foes in Iran (Gardon Press, 1998); Tales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir (Mage, 1996); On Democracy and Socialism, a collection of articles coauthored with Faramarz Tabrizi (Pars Press, 1987); and Malraux and the Tragic Vision (Agah Press, 1982). His latest book is Rethinking Persian Modernity (forthcoming). Milani has also translated numerous books into Persian.

About BAIAD - Bay Area Iranian-American Democrats:
BAIAD is a grassroots political organization that stands for protecting the rights and interests of Iranian-Americans by empowering the Iranian-American political voice. BAIAD seeks to promote social justice through political participation, grassroots activism, public and political advocacy, and education. BAIAD is in the process of being chartered and officially recognized by the Democratic Party. For more information please call: (510) 595-3684 or email: info@baiad.org

Views expressed by non-BAIAD speakers and lecturers do not necessarily represent the views of BAIAD.