Program 408

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Elham / Report from 13 Bedar at Lake Sammamish Park in Washington State



A report from 13Bedar, Sunday April 1st, 2018 in Lake Sammamish park. An interview with few of our fellow Iranian.




Afshin / Report on the Shadow Play, “Feathers of Fire”



"Feathers of Fire" is a shadow play based on the story of Zal and Rudabeh from Shahnameh, the Persian Book of Kings, produced by the Iranian artist, Hamid Rahmanian. This play was on in the University of Washington in Seattle and this program is an interview with the producers and Iranian actors of this play.




Goly | Nazanin / Interview with Founders of Seattle-Isfahan Sister Cities Advocacy



This program is an interview with the co-founders of the organization, Seattle Isfahan Sister Cities Advocacy.




Afshin | Samad / Two Talks on the Background and Legacy of Shahnameh, The Persian Book of Kings



These two talks were given at the Meany Hall of the University of Washington as a pre-lecture to the shadow play, "Feathers of Fire" which is based on the story of Zal and Rudabeh from the Shahnameh, The Persian Book of Kings which is the national Iranian epic written by the Iranian poet, Ferdowsi more than 1000 years ago. Dr. Afshin Sepehri talks about the background of this book and how it is related to the history of Iran. Dr. Samad Alavi discusses the legacy of Shahnameh over the past millennium.




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