Activity Type:
Panel Discussion
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Presenter:
Aahitha Firouz Radjy, Dr. Ali Masalehdan, Nazila Fathi, Dr. Luke Peterson
Date:
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 17:00 to 19:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Iran boasts one of the globe's oldest civilizations. Persia is simultaneously a unique culture and the crossroads of many linguistic, confessional, and ethnic groups. American media view Iran almost exclusively through a political lens; how would be talk about Iran if we were not to focus on politics?
Panelists include:
Anahita Firouz Radjy, Writer and lecturer; former producer, National Iranian Television; author of In the Walled Garden.
Dr. Ali Masalehdan, CEO of Masimex, a Pittsburgh medical and laboratory equipment and supplies firm.
Nazila Fathi, New York Times reporter in Iran for nine years; author of The Lonely War.
Moderator: Dr. Luke Peterson, UCIS Visiting Professor in Contemporary International Issues
UCIS Unit:
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors:
UCIS Endowed Visiting Professorship in Contemporary International Issues
Non-University Sponsors:
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