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Alefba’s Kankosh Committee, in collaboration with the Sharif University of Technology Association (SUTA), will be hosting a seminar on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
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Kankosh Committee presents a hybrid seminar regarding the topic of Science and Pseudoscience on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 7:30 PM.
The First Seminar by Kankosh Book Club on Science and Pseudoscience Read More »
Alefba’s Afghan Support committee prepared Nowruz Gifts for 80 newly-immigrated Afghan families using the COVID Outreach and Engagement Fund Project (COE) funding.
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Alefba’s Afghan Support committee volunteers prepared Nowruz Gifts for 80 newly-immigrated Afghan families using funding from the COVID Outreach and Engagement Fund Project (COE).
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Project Pardis Design Committee extended the deadlines for the Pardis architectural design contest (Iranian Community Center in the Greater Seattle area) by one month, to invite more people to the contest and give the participants an opportunity to work more on their designs.
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During the Corona virus pandemic period Seattle Iranian Choir recorded another video under the title of “Dar Fekr” (I was thinking about you!). This virtual performance has been prepared and released for Yalda night event 2020. The second part of this virtual performance was a recording of choir performance in Yalda celebration in 2019. Afshin Sepehri is
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Kankosh committee of Alefba Group invites you to an online educational series on second Sundays , bimonthly, from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. In these free sessions, Kankosh members as well as other volunteers share their knowledge and experience on various topics. These sessions are free and open to public and no registration is required. You can see the
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“To be happy is an art. To make others happy is a higher expression of art.” (Zhaleh Isfahani) Do you want to participate in an online weekly gathering with informative and wide-ranging cultural programs in a warm and friendly environment? Kherad Society proudly invites you to the weekly online assembly on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm.
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Kankosh committee of Alefba Group invites you to an online educational session. This session is free and open to public and no registration is required. This session will be hold on Sunday November 8 2020 at 7:00 pm on “The Music of Ancient Iran“. Mr. Seyfollah Shokri will talk about this subject. To join the
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Alefba Group in cooperation with Seattle Shahnameh Study Group offers a new online class on the mythical section of the Shahnameh. Afshin Sepehri, a researcher on the Shahnameh and the producer of the audio book series, The Stories of Shahnameh in Persian and English is the instructor of this class. He recites the beautiful poems
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Kherad Society held the first virtual Fall assembly on October 6th 2020. In this intimate gathering, we narrated books, talked about Mehregan, reviewed film & music and went over the important news of this Summer. Please do not miss the next caring and loving assembly and remember that we welcome people of all age groups
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In the beginning of a new season of Alefba activities, Kankosh Discussion Group starts a new year of monthly discussions. Kankosh committee expands its activities by establishing a new online branch. The two existing branches would meet on the first Sunday and second Thursday of each month, from the month of September to May. The
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The Kankosh committee of Alefba Group holds an online educational series for the public. The first season of this series took place on the Sundays in April, May, and June 2020. We plan to continue these sessions on bi-monthly schedule. In these sessions, experts as well as Kankosh members and volunteers share their knowledge and experience on various
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During the Corona virus pandemic period, Seattle Iranian Choir and Seattle Peace Chorus Action Ensemble recorded a video under the title of “To Be Human”. This virtual performance is on a beautiful and meaningful poem by the 13th century Persian poet, Saadi Shirazi. This video is dedicated to the victims of racial injustice in the world.
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Kankosh committee of Alefba Group continued the free online educational series in June 2020 on Sundays. Kankosh in June sessions covered different subjects such as resilience, practicing medicine in Shahnameh, racism, our collective humanity beyond COVID-19. The sessions were free and open to public and no registration was required. Also, in the beginning of each
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Kankosh committee of Alefba Group has organized a free online educational series in April 2020 on Sundays from 7:30 to 9:00 PM, since Corona virus pandemic issue started. Kankosh sessions covered different subjects such as mental health, our mental health during COVID-19 outbreak and after that, professional ethics, unconscious bias, and emotional expressions in May
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Kankosh committee of Alefba Group has organized a free online educational series in April 2020 on Sundays from 7:30 to 9:00 PM, since Corona virus pandemic issue started. Kankosh sessions covered different subjects such as financial management-saving, financial management – investment (2 parts), and zero waste lifestyle in April sessions. The sessions were free and
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Kankosh committee of Alefba Group invites you to an online educational series on Sundays from 7:30 to 9:00 PM until Corona virus pandemic issue is resolved. In these free sessions, Kankosh members as well as other volunteers share their knowledge and experience on various topics. These sessions are free and open to public and no registration
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It is with extreme sadness that we have to cancel the joint Nowruz event of Gathering Ground and Alefba Group due to the spread of the Corona virus in our region. Please take care of yourself and your loved ones and keep the spirit of Nowruz which is hope, beauty and renewal alive. Please join
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Please join us to experience Nowruz, the ancient Iranian celebration of spring’s awakening with Seattle Iranian choir, dance, poetry, historic introduction, and a Haft-sin table of traditional Persian symbols for the season. This event is organized by Alefba Group and Gathering Ground, a collaboration of people who listen, learn, and act on the path to
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Kankosh is pleased to invite you to its second annual seminar: Date: Sunday June 7, 2020 Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm Place: Northlake U.U. Church Address: 308 4th Avenue South, Kirkland, WA 98033 In this annual seminar Kankosh members give a series of talks on interesting topics they studied and discussed during Kankosh sessions over the past year.
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The first Annual General Meeting of Alefba Group took place on January 23rd, 2020 at Downtown Seattle. About 40 members and guests attended this event. The agenda of meeting included annual report and financial statement by the Board of Directors, reviewing activities of Alefba and its committees over the past year, discussing future plans and
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The first annual meeting of Alefba Group will take place on Thursday, January 23th 2020 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Insignia South Tower, Sky Retreat Room (Address: 588 Bell St, Seattle, WA 98121). Review activities of Alefba and its committees over the past year, brainstorm of future plans, and annual report by the Board
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The first Yalda celebration of Alefba Group took place on December 20th, 2019 at Peter Kirk Community Center in Kirkland. About 160 guests were present at this event. The program started with a welcome by Alefba. Reciting Persian poetry and solo and group dances were next parts of the program. The history of Yalda was another
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The first Thanksgiving party of Alefba took place on November 28th 2019 in Northlake church in Kirkland. About 60 of Alefba members, their families and friends attended this friendly gathering. The event was potluck with colorful and delicious food. Eating together at that beautiful night made a wonderful moment for attendees and Alefba memories. After dinner, some friends
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On Wednesday evening August 7th, a group of Chashni and Alefba members will attend an event of Operation Nightwatch organization to prepare meals for homeless people of Seattle. If you are interested in joining such events of Alefba in the future, you can send an email to info@alefbagroup.org. عصر چهارشنبه ۷ آگست تعدادی از اعضای چاشنی و
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The first summer party of Alefba took place on June 30th in Seattle. About 70 of Alefba members, volunteers and their families attended this friendly gathering to celebrate their collective accomplishments since the inception of Alefba. Alefba served dinner and guests brought Iranian sweets and desserts. Mr. Afshin Sepehri, the co-founder and president of Alefba
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First annual Kankosh seminar successfully took place on June 2nd at Northlake U.U. Church. Eight interesting topics were presented at this 3-hour seminar: Education, Travel, Mindfulness and Meditation, Zero Waste Lifestyle (two talks), Iranian Culture: Pros and Cons, Financial Management, and Taboo. The topics were chosen and discussed by Kankosh members of the first branch
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