Week 5 - Happy Halloween! ;}
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SOAS Iranian Society
Oct 29, 2017, 3:50:22 PM10/29/17
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Dear all,
The hour-glass says, week 5 already? That's like a quarter of your teaching year almost gone. Start panicking from here? ;}
Just a reminder that the London Iranian Film Festival has kindly given a special 50% discount offer to the SOAS Iranian Society for a Saturday day pass at Greenwood Theatre on 4th November. There are just a few hours left to claim this offer!
Here is the day pass info and ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/4-movies-1-ticket--tickets-38871178742 - The promotional code to use is: ukiff (It will reduce the day pass to £10).
The remaining festival programme can be found here: http://www.ukiff.org.uk/ and https://www.facebook.com/pg/londoniranianfilmfes/events/
Organised by: London Iranian Film Festival (UKIFF)
Seminar: Iran after the nuclear deal
Date: Wednesday, 06 November
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Room: MBI Al Jaber Seminar Room, London Middle East Institute (LMEI) at SOAS, 21 Russell Square, London WC1B 5EA
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/131041457556149/
** Please note that seating is very limited (and The Rock means limited..) and is on a first-come first-serve basis. **
More than two years after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran’s role in the Middle East or West Asia remains highly contentious. Broadly speaking, there are two main narratives regarding Iran’s regional role: one focusing on economic advantages and another highlighting Iran’s continued military activity. Premised on ideas of liberal peace, the first narrative revolves around Iranian integration into the global economy, a process that is also potentially lucrative for its neighbours. Iranian economic integration is expected to take place through trade (joining the World Trade Organisation, for example), and a greater Iranian role in regulating the international oil market. The second narrative outlines the ambivalence of Iran’s foreign policy and its military role in the conflicts in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. This view highlights the risks of normalising diplomatic relations with Iran despite the government’s inability – or unwillingness – to fully control its own security services.
Organised by: Department of Near and Middle East Studies and the Department of Politics and International Studies in collaboration with the Centre for Iranian Studies, SOAS
Prospects for an Iranian Spring
Date: Wednesday, 06 November
Time: 19:30 - 21:00
Location: Cambridge (TBC)
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/127917594580114/
Panel discussion and Q&A session on the future of Iran, both its foreign relations and its domestic politics.
Speakers: Professor Hooshang Amirahmadi, Dr Nina Ansary and Dr Leila Alikarami.
Further info: https://www.cmenaf.org/current-events
Organised by: Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENAF)
Persian Women In Tech London Launch
The panel discussion for the launch of the Persian Women In Tech London chapter can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/PersianWomenInTech/videos/1620815521274080/
War and Peace: Concert of Iranian and Arabic music 2017
Date: Saturday, 18 Novmber
Time: 20:00 - 22:00
Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT)
Date: Saturday, 18 Novmber
Time: 20:00 - 22:00
Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT)
“War and Peace” is a unique concert of Iranian, Iraqi, Syrian and Lebanese music.
Further info & Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/224065314797372/
Organised by: SOAS Daf Society
Persia Mirzakhani Scholarship for Women
Deadline: Thursday, 01 February 2018
In honour of the late award winning Stanford mathematician, Maryam Mirzakhani (1977-2017), Persia Educational Foundation has established the Persia Mirzakhani Scholarship for Women.
Following her passing on 14 July 2017, Persia Educational Foundation has established a scholarship in remembrance of Professor Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics.
The Persia scholarship is designed to support education of Persian-speaking women of any age or citizenship enrolled in a Master of Science or final year of a Doctorate programme studying STEM at specific accredited universities in the UK. Applicants must provide a copy of their transcripts and 2 academic references demonstrating academic excellence and financial need.
Further info: http://www.persia.education/persia-mirzakhani-scholarship-women/
Volunteers with Persian language skills needed
I work with the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) on Deptford Broadway (South East London) - a non-profit organisation for refugees in London. We are in need of volunteers or mentors who would be interested in helping us in our programme to provide support, advice and workshops to women, helping them integrate successfully and happily in the UK. More details can be found on our website (www.acaa.org.uk) if you’re interested.
Many of the women who come to us have very limited English language skills initially. We were hoping you would be so kind as to pass this on to the members of your society, as we are in need of volunteers with language skills in Persian.
Contact: Rebecca Nash rebeccan...@gmail.com
Refugees and UK Parliament
Date: Monday, 13 November
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House, 1 Parliament Square, London SW1A 0AA
Our event shall highlight the prevalent refugee crisis and the complexity of the issue, that, a refugees journey does not end with stable residence away from a conflict. It is an on-going process that reaches to family members and wider communities and ultimately UK democratic government policy.
Further info & Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugees-and-uk-parliament-tickets-38345805336
Organised by: The Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA)
I think we're done here for now!
Halloween on Tuesday - why not take yourselves down to the opening of the 'Museum of Witchcraft & Magic' exhibition later in the week: http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/listings/event/museum-witchcraft-magic/#.WfYspmi0Pcs
Further info & Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/224065314797372/
Organised by: SOAS Daf Society
Persia Mirzakhani Scholarship for Women
Deadline: Thursday, 01 February 2018
In honour of the late award winning Stanford mathematician, Maryam Mirzakhani (1977-2017), Persia Educational Foundation has established the Persia Mirzakhani Scholarship for Women.
Following her passing on 14 July 2017, Persia Educational Foundation has established a scholarship in remembrance of Professor Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics.
The Persia scholarship is designed to support education of Persian-speaking women of any age or citizenship enrolled in a Master of Science or final year of a Doctorate programme studying STEM at specific accredited universities in the UK. Applicants must provide a copy of their transcripts and 2 academic references demonstrating academic excellence and financial need.
Further info: http://www.persia.education/persia-mirzakhani-scholarship-women/
Volunteers with Persian language skills needed
I work with the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) on Deptford Broadway (South East London) - a non-profit organisation for refugees in London. We are in need of volunteers or mentors who would be interested in helping us in our programme to provide support, advice and workshops to women, helping them integrate successfully and happily in the UK. More details can be found on our website (www.acaa.org.uk) if you’re interested.
Many of the women who come to us have very limited English language skills initially. We were hoping you would be so kind as to pass this on to the members of your society, as we are in need of volunteers with language skills in Persian.
Contact: Rebecca Nash rebeccan...@gmail.com
Refugees and UK Parliament
Date: Monday, 13 November
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House, 1 Parliament Square, London SW1A 0AA
Our event shall highlight the prevalent refugee crisis and the complexity of the issue, that, a refugees journey does not end with stable residence away from a conflict. It is an on-going process that reaches to family members and wider communities and ultimately UK democratic government policy.
Further info & Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugees-and-uk-parliament-tickets-38345805336
Organised by: The Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA)
I think we're done here for now!
Halloween on Tuesday - why not take yourselves down to the opening of the 'Museum of Witchcraft & Magic' exhibition later in the week: http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/listings/event/museum-witchcraft-magic/#.WfYspmi0Pcs
Have a good week everyone!
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