Mission: The Cultural Committee mission is to promote cultural activities of IAB through programs, including, but not limited to, lectures and performances, in areas such as literature and poetry, music, performing arts, history, social sciences, and cultural anthropology.
Year 2022
This year the committee facilitated many virtual presentation and after re-opening IAB facility, held one in person presentation. We are honored to host the following respected speakers.
- Prof. Koroush Kian
- Prof. Ervand Abrahamian
- Mr. Pejman Hadadi
- Dr. Alireza Badakhshan
- Prof. Nima JanMohammadi
- Dr. Samei
- Prof. Nima JanMohammadi
September, October, November programs were cancelled
Year 2021
This committee already raised $2655 and we are hoping at least to double this amount.
During the past year more than 700 people attended the various virtual presentations.
We were fortunate and honored to have the following distinguished guests, on monthly bases. Topics of discussions broadly covered disciplines such as art, architecture, culture, history, science, social science, poetry, and film.
Jan – Dr. Ali Banuazizi – Recent Debates on Iranian Cultural Identity and Nationalism
Feb – Dr. Shahla Haerri – Women and Political Leadership in Muslim Societies
Mar – Dr. Abbas Amanat – The Coup 1921 and Beginning of the Pahlavi Era: Reassessing an Enduring Legacy
Apr – Dr. Abbas Milani – Sa’di and an Iranian Modernity
May – Professor Cumrun Vafa – Basic Aspects of String Theory
Jun – Mr. Nader Ardalan – Effect of Persian culture on Historical building such as
Iran Center of Management Studies (Harvard Business School Extension)
Jul – Dr. Touraj Daryaee – The Culture of Iranshahr
Aug – Bahman Panahi – Calligraphy and Musicalligraphy
Aug – Film – The Night of Infatuation
Sep – Dr. John Ghazvinian – America and Iran, A History, 1720 to the present
Oct1 – Ms. Rakhshan Banietemad, Mr. Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, and Dr. Jamsheed Akrami – Documentary film, Touran Khanom
Oct – Dr. Kourosh Kian – Shahnameh – The story of Zaal.
Dec 10th – Iranian Women Authors- Parinaz Gharehgozloo Eleish & Shadi Hamedi.