CafeLit 60:Iran election, To vote or not to vote?

Subject: Iran election, To vote or not to vote?
Date: 6 March 2008
A free debate by CafeLit.

CafeLit 59: Cosmology: Story of the Cosmos and other tales

Subject: "Cosmology: Story of the Cosmos and other tales"
Presented By: Omid Saremi
Date: 28 Feb. 2008

Theoretical physics over the past century has drastically shifted the way we perceive the physical world. Physicists seem to be a few steps closer to a convincing answer to a few longstanding-some as old as humanity itself-questions about the universe. Was there a beginning or will there be an end for our universe? Or our universe is Eternal? In order to
answer questions like above, modern physicists have invented a new theory called "string theory". In string theory electrons and other particles in nature are not point like objects rather they are little vibrating strings.

Cafe Lit 58: Iranian feminism

Subject: Iranian feminism
Present by: Mona Tajali
Date: 21 Feb. 2008

The presentation was divided into two periods of women's movements before and after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. It was analyzed that Iranian feminism rose in the frameworks of nationalism and modernity, which tended to be elitist. However such discourse transformed after the revolution, and demand for enhanced women's rights was taken up by the common women/men, many of them in the framework of Islam, with particular emphasis on reform of discriminatory laws and mass-education.

Cafe Lit 57: Samad Behrangy

Subject: Samad Behrangy, ( The Little black fish, Olduz and the story teller doll)
Presented by: Sara Fadaee
Date: 14 Feb. 2008

Samad Behrangi was born in the city of Tabriz, Azerbaijan province. He received his early education in Tabriz and graduated from high school in 1957. After that, for eleven years, he taught in the rural districts of Azerbaijan, familiarizing villagers, especially children and youth, to books and libraries. Behrangi wrote for children. Behrangi believed that children should be confronted with the realities of their own lives. "The Little Black Fish" (1968) is his most well-known work.

Cinematheque II: Annie Hall by Woody Allen

Annie Hall by Woody Allen

Introduction by: Hesam Ghasemi
Date: Sunday 10th Feb. 2008
Time: 15:00

Annie Hall is an Academy Award-winning, 1977 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. It is one of Allen's most popular films: it won numerous awards at the time of its release, and in 2002 Roger Ebert referred to it as "just about everyone's favorite Woody Allen movie".^[1] Allen had previously been known as a maker of zany comedies; the director has described Annie Hall as "a major turning point", as it brought a new level of seriousness to his work, in addition to consolidating his signature cinematic style, which includes long, realistically written scenes of conversation, often shot in uninterrupted takes, and an equal thematic investment in both hilarity and heartbreak.

Cafe Lit 56: Fire in Iranian Myths - Persepolis

Subject: "Fire in Iranian Mythology" + The movie "Persepolis"by "Marjan Satrapy"
Date: 7 Feb. 2008
Presentation by : Reza Assasi

Reza starts the session with an interesting introduction on fire on Iranian Mythology and mentioned some poems of Shahnameh about the discovery of the fire by Hooshang and talked about the symbolism of fire and SADEH celebration.

The session continued with a hot discussion on the movie Persepolis and many questions on the advantages and disadvantages of the movie for Iranian nation outside of their country.
We can continue the discussion here on Comment box.