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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:The First Annual Iranian Gala: Preserving the Past, Building for the Future
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SUMMARY:The First Annual Iranian Gala: Preserving the Past, Building for the Future
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>The Center of Middle Eastern Studies, the Harvard College Iranian Association, and Harvard Law School Middle East Law Students Association </strong>are pleased announce</p><p><strong>The First Annual Iranian Gala</strong><br><br>Keynote speaker: <strong>Abbas Milani</strong>, Director, Hamid and Christine Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies, Stanford University<!--break--></p><p>Special Honorees: <br><strong>Bahram Beyzai</strong>, Iranian Film Director<br><strong>Maryam Eskandari</strong>, name Huffington Post's <em>10 Muslim Women Every Person Should Know</em><br><strong>Roy P. Mottahedeh</strong>, Gurney Professor of History, Harvard University<br><strong>Pardis Sabeti</strong>, <em>TIME</em> Magazine's 2014 Person of the Year<br><strong>Cumrun Vafa</strong>, Donner Professor of Science, Dirac Medal Award Winner</p><p>Musical performance by world-renowned pianist <strong>Tara Kamangar</strong> and violinist <strong>Virgil Boutellis-Taft</strong>.</p><p><em>All proceeds will go to  Harvard Iranian student organizations and the advancement of Iranian Studies at Harvard University.</em></p><p><em>Tickets to the Gala are sold out</em>; but to learn more or send a donation, please click <a href="http://www.harvardiraniangala.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Abbas Milani will also deliver a public talk at 1:15pm on April 3rd. <a href="internal:/event/%E2%80%9Cculture-wars%E2%80%9D-and-democracy-iran-new-politics" data-url="http://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/%E2%80%9Cculture-wars%E2%80%9D-and-democracy-iran-new-politics">Please click here for more details.</a></p><p><strong>Contact</strong>: <a href="mailto:elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu">Liz Flanagan</a></p>
LOCATION:Loeb House at Harvard University, 17 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
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