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April 2016 Newsletter
Issue II
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Northern California
Join us for an afternoon of inspiration, music, and Persian delights celebrating the vitality and grace of Mothers. The event will feature the following IAWF members: poet and singer, Ms. Ziba Shirazi; speaker, Ms. Mariam Safinia; award-winning movie producer, Ms. Marjaneh Moghimi.
Sunday, May 1st
2:00pm-5:00pm
Faz Restaurant
600 Hartz Ave,
Purchase your tickets here.
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Southern California
Join us for a prelude evening to Mother's Day. Honor the woman in your life to a romantic evening at the elegant Sherman Library and Gardens. Immerse yourself with a magical night filled with flowers, food, wine tasting, candlelight, and live jazz music in the enchanted botanical gardens.
Saturday, May 7th
5:30pm-10:00pm
Sherman Library and Gardens
2647 East Coast Hwy,
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Purchase your tickets here.
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Maryam Ansary
New York
IAWF would like to thank Maryam Ansary for hosting the New York Chapter's event featuring Dr. Donna Shahla on April 18, 2016.
Maryam received her degree from George Washington University and since then has devoted much of her time to the promotion of the arts, women's issues and education. She is an avid supporter of IAWF and the NY Chapter.
Her philanthropic efforts are vast and she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the World Rehabilitation Fund since 1982; she also served as the founding Chairman of the Fund's Special Events Committee.
Visit Maryam's IAWF profile
here
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Northern California
Dr. Neda Farzan, MD is an emergency medicine physician with an extensive background in global health. An IAWF rising star in the making, she is the founder and president of Care Under Fire, a nonprofit whose mission is to provide training and education to improve health outcomes in conflict zones and under-resourced communities. She is currently working on a project to train park rangers to be medics in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She has also worked in Senegal, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Iran, Nepal, Mexico and Saipan. Visit Neda's IAWF profile here.
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IAWF member Dr. Layla Sade is a Certified Nutrition Consultant (CNC), member of the American Dietetic Association (ADA), and a member of American Association of Nutritional Consultant (AANC). Dr. Sade has been working as a holistic nutrition practitioner in Orange County, California for over 10 years. She began preparing delicious and nutritious meals for clients five years ago when she discovered that some clients found it difficult to find time in their busy lives to prepare meals for themselves. Dr. Sade has always emphasized the use of food as medicine. Visit Layla's IAWF profile
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IAWF NY Chapter Hosts Dr. Donna Shalala Event
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IAWF NY Chapter was fortunate to host Dr. Donna Shalala for an intimate dinner with key influencers of the IAWF network. Dr. Shalala was the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. She then served as the president of the University of Miami from 2001 to 2015. Dr. Shalala was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, by President George W. Bush in June 2008. Currently, Dr. Shalala leads the Clinton Foundation.
In her interactions with the group, Dr. Shalala spoke of the importance of networking, and explained that much of her success came from making and maintaining relationships. She encouraged our network to build out and nurture our contacts. She stated that given the members she met, it would prove to be an amazing collection of movers and shakers. Having spent three years in Iran early in her professional career, Dr. Shalala is also very well versed on Iran; our culture, our cuisine and our rich heritage. A lover of Iran, she was a joy to host!
The dinner was kindly hosted by NY member Maryam Ansary at her home. The event was organized in support of "IRAN WEEK," specifically the efforts of Nowruz at the Met's, with the upcoming Seljuk exhibition that opened on April 25th.
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IAWF Member, Roya Khadjavi, Curates "IRAN X CUBA"
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IAWF member Roya Khadjavi-Heidari will be curating the art exhibition IRAN X CUBA: Beyond the Headline. This is a group exhibit that celebrates the diverse work of emerging Cuban and Iranian artists side by side for the first time in the United States. Forgoing the jargon of headline news, this exhibit reintroduces the over-looked people, culture, and artistic vibrancy of Cuba and Iran. The exhibit presents over 50 works spanning interactive installations, satirical political poster art, paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media, and sculptures. Find all the information on the Facebook event page here.
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Hoda Zarbaf, Vaginal Rapture, 2014, old furniture, recycled clothes, found objects, fiber stuffing, (machine and hand-stitched), 222 x 116 x 118 cm.
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Press & VIP
: Tuesday, May 3rd, 5:00pm-6:00pm
Opening Reception: Tuesday May 3rd, 6:00pm-9:00PM
Rogue Gallery Space Chelsea
508 W.26th St.
New York, NY
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