List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2007-01-31

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Senior Parent's Club Gatherings on last Wed of each month
from 6-9pm at the Persian Center, at 2029 Durant Ave., off of
Shattuck in Berkeley. http://www.persiancenter.org/
Jan 31, Shahpour (Shawn) Matloob Attorney at Law.
Immigration & Citizenship attorney. He will discuss the benefits
and requirements of becoming a U.S. citizen and will answer
questions about U.S. citizenship and other immigration matters.
(510) 848-0264.

Lecture by Professor Nasrollah Pourjavady. Organized by the Area Studies Division of Columbia Libraries and the Middle East Institute at Columbia University.

Hailed as one of the masterpieces of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema, Bashu, the Little Stranger opens during an Iraqi air-raid on a small Iranian village bordering the war-front in Khuzestan. When 10-year old Bashu’s loses his home and his entire family in the raid he takes refuge in a truck that unexpectedly drives north, close to the Russian border. There he is assumed to be ‘wild’ because of his incomprehensible dialect and dark skin; only Nai, a mother of two whose husband is away for work, takes pity on him. Soon she and Bashu weave a relationship strong enough that Bashu’s traumatic experience with the war makes way for hope and trust. In Persian, Arabic and Gilaki w/English subtitles.



Jan 31, 6:30 pm @ Cantor Film Center, 36 E. 8th St. New York NY 10003

Advanced tickets available @ www.arteeast.org

General: $10, Student/Senior: $8

The Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association is holding a fundraiser at Earth NYC, 116A Tenth Ave (between 17th and 18th Streets), New York.

Please buy tickets www.ameja.org/FUNDRAISER.html.

Set among the high cliffs of western Iran in the heart of Kurdistan, The Legend of Love tells the story of Khazar, a female doctor who sets out on a journey searching for Hooram, the man she loves. Once a medical student, Hooram has quit school to work at a clinic for the victims of the Iran-Iraq war. Khazar carries with her a tape recording he made explaining his departure. When she plays it, he appears in front of her. The journey takes her through magical rituals and myths of Kurdish culture, among them the Kurdish "legend of love" which gives the film its title. The result is a remarkably rich portrait of Kurdish history and culture set in spectacular landscapes. Above all it confronts the problem of Kurdish isolation and marginalization . In Persian w/English subtitles.



Jan 31, 9 pm @ Cantor Film Center, 36 E. 8th St, New York NY 10003

Advanced tickets available @ www.arteeast.org

General: $10, Student/Senior: $8