Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute is delighted to share the news from the Persian and Iranian Studies Program. The inaugural Friends of Persian Studies Fundraiser held on October 19 featured Persian music, dance and poetry readings. On November 16, the Seattle Asian Art Museum, in collaboration with the Persian and Iranian Studies Program, hosted the sold out event “An Evening of the Music of Iran” with a performance by the Daneshvar Ensemble. Other activities included a poetry night in celebration of Mehregan and a lecture by Professor Abbas Milani (Stanford University). We would also like to congratulate Daniel Hadidi who received a Mary Gates Leadership Grant for his work as co-president of the Persian Circle, and Kayhan Nejad, who began his M.Phil. in Persian literature at Cambridge University.
