‘Iranians’ living outside Iran
Written by ACI in 21 February 0010:30 Registration
- Panel Eight – Chair: Mahmoud Aroujian (Farsi)
11:00 Mohsen Haydarian Researcher – Sweden
Iranian Organisations outside Iran
11:30 Asghar Nostarti The National Union of Iranians – Sweden
An introduction to National Union of Iranians in Sweden
12:00 Dr Fereydoun Khavand Lecturer – France
Iranians living outside Iran and the future of Iran’s economy
12:30 Q & A
13:00 Lunch
- Panel Nine – Chair: Roya Kashefi (English / Farsi)
13:45 Mojgan Kaahen Psychologist – Belgium
Study – Cultural identity of the young Iranians growing up in Belgium
14:15 Reza Kazemzadeh Psychologist – Belgium
Iranian Language and the children of immigrants
14:45 Film Preview: ‘But you speak such good English!’
by Parisa Taghizadeh and Marjan Safinia
15:15 Break
15:30 Open discussion on points raised in the film as well as other problems facing the young Iranians living outside Iran
The Panel will be made up in alphabetical order:
Omid Jalili
Mojgan Kaahen
Reza Kazemzadeh
Shappi Khorsandi
Parisa Taghizadeh
17:00 Break
- Panel Ten – Chair: Mehrangiz Rasapour (Farsi)
17:15 Parvaneh Soltani Scriptwriter – England
’A tale to be told’
17:30 Dr Ali-Mohamad Arbabi Advisor to UNCHR – England
Asylum seekers and Iranian Refugees
18:00 Dr Hossein Ladjevardi Researcher – France
Why “Iranians living outside Iran”
18:30 Break
- Panel Eleven – Chair: ACI (Farsi)
18:45 Open Discussion
21:00 Close of Conference
Day Two
10:30 Registration
- Panel Four – Chair: ACI (Farsi)
11:00 Azam Kamgouyan political activist – England
The political and cultural Movements of Iranian women outside Iran
11:15 Nasrin Parvaz Writer – England
Cultural issues concerning Iranian women’s rights outside Iran
11:30 Nahid Husseini Researcher – England
Iranian women refugees in Britain
12:00 Q & A
12:30 Lunch
- Panel Five – Chair: Shirin Razavian (Farsi)
13:30 Dr Hassan Kianzad Doctor of Medicine – Germany
14:00 Hayedeh Ravesh Researcher – England
A study of problems of the elderly Iranian refugees in Britain in relation to social services and cultural issues within the family
14:30 Dr Nasser Adibi University of Essex – England
Matters concerning refugee and immigration
15:00 Q & A
15:30 Break
- Panel Six – Chair: ACI (Farsi)
16:00 Iranian Parliamentary elections –
A look at Iran’s future by Iranian experts outside Iran
Panel will be made up in alphabetical order:
Dr Asghar Abdi Researcher – England
Professor Dr Shahin Fatemi Lecturer – France
Dr Freydoon Khavand Lecturer – France
Dr Hossein Ladjevardi ACI – France
Dr Hassan Mansour Lecturer – France
Dr Ali Reza Noorizadeh Journalist, researcher – England
19:30 Break
- Panel Seven – Chair: ACI (Farsi)
20:00 Open Discussion
21:00 Close of Day Two