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Nikahang Kowsar,Renowned Cartonist & Environmental Activist

Nikahang Kowsar (Persian: نیک‌آهنگ کوثر; born 1969), also known as Nik Kowsar is an Iranian-Canadian cartoonist, journalist, and blogger, currently living in Washington, D.C., US. Kowsar was also a reformist candidate for the second term of city council of Tehran in 2003, an election won by the conservative candidates of Abadgaran. He studied Geology in the University of Tehran, and joined Gol-Agha, an Iranian political satire magazine as a cartoonist…

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Richard Danielpour,Award winning composer

Richard Danielpour (born January 28, 1956) is an American composer and academic, currently affiliated with the Curtis Institute of Music and the University of California, Los Angeles. Early life Danielpour was born in New York City of Persian Jewish descent and grew up in New York City and West Palm Beach, Florida. He studied at Oberlin College and…

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Negar Mottahedeh Ph.D  cultural critic & film theorist

Negar Mottahedeh is a cultural critic and film theorist specializing in interdisciplinary and feminist contributions to the fields of Middle Eastern Studies and Film Studies. Early life She is known for her work on Iranian Cinema, but has also published on the history of reform and revolution, on `Abdu’l-Baha‘s vision of human solidarity and peace in the…

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Farzaneh Milani Ph.D Iranian- American scholar & author

Farzaneh Milani (Persian: فرزانه میلانی; born c. 1947) is an Iranian-born American scholar, author, poet, translator, and educator. Milani teaches Persian literature and women’s studies at the University of Virginia; and serves as the Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures.She is also a poet, award-winning translator, and a recipient of…

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