One Book Discussion Continues With Lecture on Iranian Women's Literature

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As part of the One Book, One Philadelphia series focusing on Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, Dr. Nasrin Rahimieh, Director of the Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture and University of California-Irvine professor, will give a lunchtime talk entitled "Contemporary Iranian Women's Writing" on Tuesday, February 9, at 12:30 PM. She will use women's participation in the Iranian Revolution as the foundation for her lecture on the unprecedented ways in which women have participated in the writing community of Iran. A timely lecture, this talk comes on the heels of the thirtieth anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, a topic she will be sure to address.

The location is listed as TBA on the Free Library's site, so for more information, contact the Penn Middle East Center at 215.898.6335.