Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies https://lca.sfsu.edu/ en Campus community pays tribute to women of Iran through music, poetry https://lca.sfsu.edu/news/campus-community-pays-tribute-women-iran-through-music-poetry <div class="row bs-1col node node--type-news node--view-mode-rss"> <div class="col-sm-12 bs-region bs-region--main"> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><h1 class="news-title"> Campus community pays tribute to women of Iran through music, poetry </h1> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sub-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"> <div class="pl-component pl-component--news-headline-topfold news-wrapper"> <div class="news-author">Author: Matt Itelson </div> <div class="news-info"> <div class="news-date"> March 2, 2023 </div> <div class="field field--name-field-p-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_1440x564/public/images/Women_Life_Freedom_FarnazZabetian_2022_1200x700_v2.jpg?h=93c8ae4a&amp;itok=YfAUsjAO" width="1440" height="564" alt="Farnaz Zabetian’s mural on a garage door on Clarion Alley in San Francisco depicts a woman cutting her hair in front of raised fists and the colors of the Iran flag" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="pull-right photo-credit">Photo Credit: Courtesy of Farnaz Zabetian/Clarion Alley Mural Project </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="pl-component pl-component--content-basic" > <div class="field field--name-field-p-formatted-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>San Francisco State University students, faculty and alumni are coming together for several events this month supporting women’s rights in Iran. Admission is free. </p> <p>Professor Persis Karim, director of the San Francisco State Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies, organized the events with Music Professor <a href="https://centerforiraniandiasporastudies.wordpress.com/2023/02/27/iranian-diaspora-spotlight-sf-states-professor-hafez-modirzadeh-on-amplifying-the-struggle-for-freedom-through-music/">Hafez Modirzadeh</a>. Karim says the events are a tribute to the “brave women, girls and youth of Iran and, more importantly, students, who continue to fight for their rights even in the midst of severe state violence.”</p> <p><a href="https://news.sfsu.edu/news/campus-community-pays-tribute-women-iran-through-music-poetry">Read the full article.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Tags</p> <div class="tags-item"> <ul class="list-inline"> <li > <a href="/index.php/tags/tags/center-iranian-diaspora-studies" hreflang="en">Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies</a></li> <li > <a href="/index.php/tags/tags/school-music" hreflang="en">School of Music</a></li> <li > <a href="/index.php/tags/tags/department-history" hreflang="en">Department of History</a></li> <li > <a href="/index.php/tags/tags/creative-writing-department" hreflang="en">Creative Writing Department</a></li> <li > <a href="/index.php/tags/tags/poetry-center-and-american-poetry-archives" hreflang="en">The Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives</a></li> <li > <a href="/index.php/tags/tags/marcus-funds-excellence-liberal-arts" hreflang="en">Marcus Funds for Excellence in the Liberal Arts</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:06:33 +0000 Christopher Clark 406 at https://lca.sfsu.edu