“Berkeley Lecture Series” presents:
A talk by Mehrdad Darvishpour
Topic: “Modernity, Democracy and Republic (Jomhouri)”
Dr. Mehrdad Darvishpour, born and raised in Tehran, came to Sweden as a political refugee 20 years ago. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology. He is working at Stockholm University as a senior lecture and researcher. His dissertation was on immigrant women breaking the traditional family patterns. He is a well-known debater, active in the women’s movement, anti-racist and anti-war movement. He has published many articles on these subjects and appeared on numerous TV and radio shows as an advocate of these issues. He has published a number of articles in Persian, Swedish and English on Islamic revolution, modernity and democracy.
Date: Saturday February 19, 2005
Time: 6:00 P.M.
Place: 118 Barrows Hall
University of California, Berkeley
http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/CD45.html
Lecture in Persian
Suggested Donation: $5.00
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