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2007 events

JUN

2007

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  Sexing Diaspora: Negotiating Sexuality in Shifting Cultural Landscape
Dr. Fataneh Farahani
 
  • 4:00-6:00 p.m. Friday, 22 June 2007
  • Bancroft Hall 200B
  • St. George Campus of the University of Toronto
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May

2007

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  Fana: Sufi Spiritual Poetry and Music
a lecture and performance by Haale
 
  • 7:30 p.m., Thursday, 26 April 2007
  • Room # 205, Claude T. Bissell Building
  • 140 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario
  • University of Toronto
Haale, the acclaimed New York singer, songwriter and musician, presents a lecture to accompany her live performance. In her presentation, Haale delves into the work of several iconic Iranian poets, exploring the theme of mysticism as it echoes across a millennium’s worth of their verse. Centered around Rumi (whose 800th birthday is celebrated in 2007), Haale visits the many paths to the goal of unity described in Sufi poetic verse and devotional music. Reciting lyrical spoken word adaptations in the original Persian as well as translations in song form, this lecture presentation provides a window into the centrality of art and words in the Sufi spiritual tradition. As Haale develops her own theatrical/multimedia work Fana, this lecture gives insight into her background as an artist and the development of a major new performance piece. top

APR

2007

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Islamism and the Politics of Fun

Professor Asef Bayat
 
  • Wednesday 18th April, 12:00 p.m.
  • 5 Bancroft Avenue University of Toronto Room 214
  • University of Toronto
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Asef Bayat is the Academic Director of the International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM) and the ISIM Chair at the University of Leiden. He has taught sociology and Middle East studies at the American University in Cairo an has held visiting positions at the University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University and the University of Oxford.top

FEB

2007

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The role of ancient Iran in the decipherment of near eastern scripts and languages

a lecture by Oktor SKJAEVRO

 
  • 3:00 p.m., Monday, 12 Februaryl 2007
  • Koffler Institute , 569 Spadina Ave at Bancroft Ave
  • Reception to Follow at the Koffler Center
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JAN

2007

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  “The Political Structure of the Islamic Republic and Paths to Democratic Transition in Iran” A lecture by Akbar Ganji
 
  • 2:30 p.m. Saturday 20 January 2007
  • Room 150 Earth Science Centre
  • 5 Bancroft Avenue University of Toronto
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JAN

2007

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  The Challenges of Designing and Constructing Sacred Spaces
Fariborz Sahba
 
  • 4:00 p.m. Friday 19January 2007
  • William Doo Audotorium, New College
  • 54 Wilcocks St, Toronto
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