Dr. Malakeh Taleghani Honor Roll 2011 Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Taleghani Endowed Iranian Studies Graduate Fellowship Donors

The University of Arizona’s YES! I want to give to the Dr. Malakeh Taleghani Endowed Department of Linguistics Graduate Fellowship in Iranian Studies. thanks all who have given so q Enclosed is my 100% tax-deductible gift of: generously in support of The q $5,000 q $1,000 q $500 Dr. Malakeh Taleghani Endowed q $250 q $100 q $50 q $______Graduate Fellowship. Gifts from friends play a significant role in helping graduate students pursue aspects of q Enclosed is my check (payable to the UA Foundation / Iranian studies. Taleghani Endowment) q Please charge my credit card: The Karimi Family Mr. Kevin Kinghorn q Mastercard q Visa q American Express Dr. & Mrs. Amir Ajami Dr. & Mrs. Masud Anonymous Mansuripur Dr. Anne Betteridge & Drs. Nakisa Sheini & Card # ______Mr. Jalal Sadeghi Michael Marefat Mr. & Mrs. Tirdad Dr. & Mrs. Farnoush Exp. Date: ______Bozorgmehr Moshkriz Drs. Ron Breiger & Drs. Parviz Nikravesh Name on card: ______Linda Waugh & Agnes Stahlschmidt Mr. & Mrs. David Devine Ms. Parvin Shadan Ms. Rosemary Emery Dr. Azita Taleghani Signature: ______Mr. & Mrs. Moshen Dr. & Mrs. Mohammad Kelarestaghi Torabi Name(s): ______Although we strive to list each and every donor accurately, errors and ______omissions do sometimes occur. If your name has been incorrectly listed or does not appear, please contact Linguistics at (520) 621-2113. Address: ______

______Past Taleghani Lectures The Department of Linguistics is proud to name the Phone: ______following featured prominent scholars as part of the Taleghani Lecture series: Email: ______2011 - Karim Sadjadpour: “Obama & : The Battle of Hope vs. Fear” 2012 - : “Contemporary Architecture and Second Annual RETURN Legacy of the Persian Past” Please return this form to: Dr. Malakeh Taleghani Contact Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Taleghani Lecture Iranian Studies The University of Arizona The University of Arizona Department of Linguistics Guest Speaker: Department of Linguistics P.O. Box 210028 P.O. Box 210028 Tucson AZ 85721 Tucson AZ 85721-0028 Hossein Amanat (520) 621.2113 For more information on the Taleghani Endowment, please [email protected] April 5, 2012 7:30 PM contact the Department of Linguistics at 520-621-2113, or email [email protected] http://linguistics.arizona.edu Center for Creative Photography (CCP) 1030 N Olive Rd • Tucson, Arizona Dr. Malakeh Taleghani Graduate Endowment About the Speaker & the Taleghani Lecture Series About the Speaker: Hossein Amanat is an Iranian- Founded in May 2010, the Dr. Malakeh Taleghani Canadian architect, best known for his Graduate Endowment in Iranian Studies funds design in , Iran. As a young graduate from the outstanding graduate research in all areas of Iranian he won a nation-wide competition studies, including Persian literature, history, geography, in 1966 to design the Shahyad Tower, renamed the political science, and music; Iranian art and architecture, Azadi Tower. This first architectural project led to the and Iranian languages and linguistics. Due to the opportunity to create some of Iran’s most distinctive generosity of family and friends, the endowment projects with reference to traditional Persian has grown tremendously since its creation, and the architecture. Among them are the initial buildings endowment committee was able to select its second of the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, awardees this spring. the Persian Heritage Center, the Faculty for Business Management of the Tehran University and the Embassy In connection with the endowment, the Taleghani of Iran in , . Lecture Series is sponsored by Prof. Simin Karimi and presented by the UA Department of Linguistics. Each Since moving to Canada in 1980, Hossein Amanat year a prominent scholar in Iranian studies will be designed the three administrative buildings on invited to present a public lecture and hold a seminar the Bahá‘í Arc in , , the Bahá‘í House of for graduate students. The goal of the lecture series is to Worship in Samoa, the Jiang’an Library for the Sichuan Taleghani Lecture Series 2012 create awareness about various aspects of Iran and the University and the media library for the Beijing Iranian culture among Americans and young Iranians, an Broadcasting Institute. In addition, Mr. Amanat Thursday, April 5, 2012 issue that was very close to Dr. Taleghani’s heart. designed religious and cultural centers for the Bahá‘í Guest Speaker: Hossein Amanat Faith near Dallas, Seattle, Washington D.C. and several Architect, MAIBC, AIA Dr. Taleghani received a Ph.D. in Persian Literature from multifamily condominiums in Santa Monica, California, Tehran University, and was only the third Iranian woman and mixed-use high-rise buildings in San Diego, to receive this degree. She is the author of “The Ups and California and Burnaby, B.C. Canada. “Contemporary Architecture and Downs of the Life of an Iranian Woman,” and a co-author Legacy of the Persian Past” of “Zan dar Iran-e Bastaan” (Women in Ancient Iran). Contemporary Architecture and Legacy of the Per- She has also written nine plays based on Persian literary sian Past: Mr. Amanat will explore how the rich archi- Date: Thursday, April 5, 2012 masterpieces. tectural tradition of Iran gradually became neglected Lecture: 7:30 PM under the forces of modernity around the beginning of Location: John P. Schaefer Center for Dr. Malakeh Taleghani was a respected community the 20th century. Main factors pivotal to architectural Creative Photography (CCP) leader, educator, playwright and regarded thinker. neglect were the arrival of new building technologies, (auditorium) In Iran, she was a high school teacher, principal, and the use of new materials, increasing urbanization, and 1030 N. Olive Rd. • Tucson, Arizona 85721 professor, and served as Deputy Secretary of the Ministry social changes influenced by the West. FREE and open to the public of Education. She was also a Representative in the Iranian National Assembly. As a retiree in the States, she In the 1930’s, the political and cultural developments was an active member of her communities. which swept Iran created an environment for some Park

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