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“Revered among aficionados of Persian classical and folk music, Sahba Motallebi is a virtuoso performer on the long-necked stringed instruments known as tar and setar. ” – LA Weekly

Imagine . . . You were in charge and it was your job to bring peace to the world. What would you do?

Doctors Without Borders is coming to Philadelphia for a FREE panel discussion!

The Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania hosts Syrian author and journalist Samar Yazbek, who will be speaking about many aspects of the unfolding situation in Syria, which are also documented in her upcoming book entitled: A Woman in the Crossfire.

Cinémathèque is a foreign film series curated by an independent media arts collective. These intimate screenings take place in designated venues within Center City Philadelphia with the intention of expanding the discussion surrounding international film language. On June 10, Cinémathèque presents Brigid Maher's Veiled Voices (2009). Screening of the film will be followed by a discussion with the film's director, Brigid Maher.

The Philadelphia Speaker Series is proud to present Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran which spent 117 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller List and has been translated into 32 languages. Reading Lolita paints a vivid portrait of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and its effect on Nafisi as a secular woman and university professor, and its effect on her students.