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Mossadegh and the Future of Iran: A Conference
in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Mossadegh's Government
Thursday, May 3rd through Sunday, May 6th, 2001 (Conference begins Thursday
evening, May 3rd, and ends early Sunday afternoon, May 6th , 2001)
The Conference is open to the public.
Location: Student Union, Northeastern Illinois University (Bryn Mawr and
Central Park), Chicago, Illinois
Language: Persian is the primary language of the Conference with three
sessions (mainly on Friday evening) to be held in English.
Program: The conference will consist of a series of lecture presentations
and
panel discussions. More than 10 speakers, whose names will be shortly
announced, from Europe and the United States, will present their views of
the Mossadegh era in this conference. Some of the topics include:
_ Mossadegh: before and after accession to power
_ United States, Britain and the Mossadegh government
_ The nationalization and politics of oil
_ Ethics and politics under Mossadegh
_ Mossadegh and the dissolution of parliament, referendum and emergency
powers
_ Freedom of press in the Mossadegh era
_ Nationalist student movement before and after the Mossadegh era
_ The Mossadegh era and the future of Iran
Conference Hotel:
Howard Johnson Hotel
9333 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, Illinois 60077
Phone (847) 679-4200 or (800) 446-4656
To receive special rates, please make your reservations by April 10th, 2001
and ask for reservation under Dr. MOSSADEGH CONFERENCE.
Special Conference Room Rates:
One queen size bed $69.00, Two full size beds $89.00, One king size bed
$99.00
For more information on the Conference, Please contact:
E-mail: IranAction@Aol.com
Telephone: (773) 442-6126
Fax: (847) 729-5926
Mossadegh Conference
PO Box 1253
Morton Grove, IL 60053
USA
Short Description of the Conference:
Seminar in Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Dr. Mossadeghs
Government in May 2001 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Despotic rule is the main problem of Iran today. Therefore, historical
democratic experiences, especially in contemporary Iranian history, may
assist the present struggle of Iranian people in achieving freedom and
democracy.
Mossadeghs government (1951-1953), the fiftieth anniversary of which will be
in May 2001, represents one of the significant eras of Irans Constitutional
Revolution of 1906. Mossadeghs government, albeit short lived, has lasted
as
a model of freedom and democracy in Iran. For this reason, a bilingual
(Persian and English) seminar will be held in May 2001 in Chicago, Illinois.
A number of experts on Iran and Dr. Mossadeghs era will present their views
in this seminar. It is hoped that the upshot of this seminar, however
limited, will be of assistance to the great struggle of Iranians, especially
the youth, in achieving freedom and democracy in Iran today.
The preliminary planning and preparation for this seminar are by Houshang
Keshavarz-Sadr (Paris, France), Dr. Mahmoud Enayat (Los Angeles, California,
USA), and Hamid Akbari (Chicago, Illinois, USA).
If you are interested in receiving the Persian announcements about this
seminar via regular mail, please forward your address to IranAction@aol.com.
Please forward this announcement to other interested individuals. Thank
You.
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