We would like to congratulate Roshan Institute Chair in Persian Studies, Fatemeh Keshavarz, who was named December’s “Poet of the Month” by Grace Cavalieri. Dr. Keshavarz was interviewed by poet and playwright Grace Cavalieri, where she spoke candidly about her early introduction into poetry and Classical Persian literature, UMD’s Persian Studies program and read some of her own poetry.
Other news from UMD’s Roshan Institute for Persian Studies included the success of a major panel discussion on Iranian domestic and foreign policies, featuring Trita Parsi, Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Nancy Gallagher and Shibley Telhami. Roshan Institute for Persian Studies also hosted several lectures this fall with illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh, musicians Kazem Davoudian and John Sichani, and journalist Ebrahim Moraveji.