Oxford Persian Society Past Events

Past Events

Hilary Term 2007:

Wed 17th Jan : Omid Djalili - No Agenda, Oxford Playhouse

Wed 31st Jan: Welcome back drinks at the University Club

Movies: Non-stop to Tokyo (comedy)

Max (comedy)

Aroosi be sabke Irani (Wedding, Iranian style) (comedy)

Exclusive screening of documentary on Iran: 'The Red Lines', followed by Q&A session with the producer

Lecture: 'Mapping Persia'

Persian bop

Nowrouz Bazar: Persian New Year

Michaelmas Term 2006:

Sunday 8th October: Welcome dinner at Lebanese restaurant "Du Liban"

Wednesday 11th October: Drinks Night at the Turf Tavern

Wednesday 18th October: Movie Night with Home-made Persian Food

Wednesday 25th October: Get Together Night at the University Club

Saturday 28th October: 'The Sound of Persia' - Piano Concert performed by Mr Neysun Rouhani

Wednesday 8th November: Drinks Night

Wednesday 29th November: Sa'di: the Poet of Life, Love and Compassion - talk and book signing by Dr Homa Katouzian

End-of-term Drinks

Trinity Term 2006:

Dinner at Lebanese restaurant, backgammon playing + sheesha

Introducing Persian Art and Painting

Hilary Term 2006:

Getting Together Nights

Movie Nights: “The Last Supper (Sham-e-Akhar)”, directed by Fereydon Jeyrani

and

"Marmoulak (The Lizard)"

and

“The Fifth Reaction (Vakonesh-e-Panjom)”, directed by: Tahmineh Milani

Day of PERSIA: our showpiece event of the term - we hosted the amazingly delicious and irresistible range of Persian dishes; a screening of Persepolis Recreated, courtesy of the British Museum; traditional Persian tea and sweets; shisha and backgammon, and dancing accompanied by nothing less than the beautiful music of Persia

NOWROUZ PARTY: the traditional Persian New Year party, which with your presence was as beautiful as it originally was more than 2500 years ago.

Other Previous Events:

8th December 2005 - Traditional Persian Music from Amir-Hossein

26th November 2005 - Trip to British Museum to see
"Persia - The Forgotten Empire"

17th November 2005 - Persian cuisine at the Sholeh Restaurant, Headington

18th October 2005 - Shirini Evening

5th May 2005 - Backgammon, Sheesha and Tea Evening!

10th March - Norouz Party!

21st February 2005 - Movie Night: "From Karkheh to Rhine" directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia

27th January 2005 - Shirini Evening

2nd December 2004 - Persian cuisine at the Sholeh Restaurant, Headington

23rd November 2004 - Candle-lit vigil for Azim Ansari

18th November 2004 - "Tehran Times: Upper Class Secular Youth Culture in Tehran" presented by Dr. Roxanne Varzi, Visiting Iranian Fellow of the Middle East Centre and the OAS.

13th November 2004 - "Shabe Sher": Night of Poetry

11th November 2004 - Movie Night: "Do Zan"

21st October 2004 - Shirini Evening

7th June 2004 - A showing of "Karevan-e Dameshq, Zaeran-e Zeynabieh" (The Damascus Caravan: Pilgrims of Zeynabieh) followed by talk from Dr. Fariba Adelkhah

10th March 2004 - No Ruz Party!

7th March 2004 - "Gabbeh" screening at the Phenoix Picturehouse

4th-20th Feb 2004 - The Ancient City of Bam: A Photographic Memorial by Elhum Shakerifar