Norooz Pirooz!

Norooz Official Video from Ontario Parliament,Canada,

which was run on Persian TV.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=xQbCfelHSxI

From India to Israel - April 6th and 7th 2008

April 6, 2008
From India to Israel—
The Musical Heritage of Cochin
(Flyer) (pdf file)


For centuries Jewish women along India’s Malabar Coast filled notebooks with music they sang in Malayalam at weddings, community celebrations and rituals. Now they have been painstakingly re-discovered, performed and recorded in Israel, and been the subject of international exchange on the cultures of Hindus, Christians and Jews in India’s vibrant multi-ethnic Kerala region. A unique local and international partnership will present this music and those key to its revival at three Metropolitan Washington DC area events.

Co-sponsored by
the Embassies of India and Israel,
University of Maryland Center for Jewish Studies International Affairs Office,
B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum,
and Library of Congress Asia Division.

Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Stamp Student Union,
Prince George’s Room (1210),
University of Maryland, College Park

A combined musical and academic panel will focus on
Malayalam-language songs and expert commentary.
For further information,
contact Dr. Saul Sosnowki at (301) 405-4772 or sosnowski@umd.edu


April 7, 2008
Time: 12.00 noon
Venue: Mumford Room, Library of Congress, Washington DC
A short introduction to the songs and stories. The program will be accompanied by a special exhibit of books on the Cochin Jewish community from the Asian collections of the Library of Congress in the Asian Reading Room, LJ–150, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress from 10:00 am–5:00pm.

For further information,
contact Dr. Allen Thrasher at (202) 707-3732 or athr@loc.gov


April 7, 2008
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater,
Washington DC Jewish Community Center,
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington DC
Jewish Community Center

“The Women Who Kept the Songs”, The Nirit Singers, Israeli women, of Cochin, Indian origin, will sing and share the stories of a nearly lost cultural treasure with American and Indian experts who helped in the music’s revival.

The songs and discussion will be followed by a reception in honor of this cultural achievement. $15, Discounted Member, Senior, Under 25 and Student Price $10Online purchase of tickets at www.washingtondcjcc.org/dialogues

Information: Stephen Stern (202) 777-3207 dialogues@washingtondcjcc.org
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Norooz Pirooz!

The Council on Persian Culture

wishes

all Parsi speaking people of
Greater Iran Plateau a Happy New Year,

and

Peace and Joy for all people of the world.

Please see Niayesh Noroozi at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekNNWCet_ro

cPc Board of Advisors
• Professor Richard Frye, Harvard University
• Professor Stanley Insler, Yale University
• Professor Keikhosrow Irani, Professor Emeritus New York University
• Professor Farhang Mehr, Professor Emeritus Boston University
• Professor Jennifer Rose, Stanford University
• Professor Hanns-Peter Schmidt, University of California Los Angeles
• Professor Martin Schwartz, University of California Berkeley
• Professor Oktor Skjaervo, Harvard University

cPc Board of Executives
• Mr. Shariar Afshari
• Mr. Fereidoon Goshtasbi
• Mr. Farhad Khosravi
• Dr. Khosrow Mehrfar
• Dr. Sohrab Salamatipour
• Dr. Rostam Vahidi

Norooz Pirooz!
Council on Persian Culture - cPc on http://www.czc.org/
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Intercultural Trip -- May 7th to 22nd 2007 -- To Turkey

INTERCULTURAL TRIP TO TURKEY

May 7th-22nd, 2007


In the periods of 7 to 22 May 2007, the Rumi Forum will organize an intercultural trip to Turkey. By hosting American intellectuals on a trip to Turkey, the Rumi Forum hopes to build bridges of understanding and tolerance between diverse cultures and faiths.

Participants will have the opportunity to experience the beauty of Turkey through its rich cultural and religious history. They will also meet with some of Turkey's community leaders and citizens to experience Turkey's unique culture and world famous hospitality.

The cities that will be visited on this trip will be Istanbul, Bursa, Manisa, Izmir (Ephesus), Cappadocia. The Rumi Forum has organized 9 trips to Turkey in the past years and each trip has yielded very positive results with respect to bridging gaps between diverse cultures and faiths.

Rumi Forum believes that the upcoming trips will be both eye and heart opening.
Click here to see Turkey Pictures.
Click here to see advertising films of Turkey