A Social and Cultural Non-Profit
SUTA hosted its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM at the Pardis Center.
SUTA: “How and Why to Start a Startup or Join One” Read More »
SUTA hosted its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Thursday, June 12, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM at the Pardis Center.
SUTA: “The Psychology of Influence” Read More »
SUTA hosted its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM at the Pardis Center.
SUTA: “People Analytics!” Read More »
Alefba Group hosted the year’s Nowruz Meet and Greet with the support of the City of Bellevue on Saturday, March 22 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Bellevue City Hall.
Nowruz Meet and Greet Read More »
SUTA hosted its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Thursday, March 13, 2025 from 6to 8 PM at the Pardis Center.
SUTA: “Speed Networking Night!” Read More »
The Nowruz Proclamation by the City of Bellevue was held on Tuesday, march 11 at City of Bellevue.
Nowruz Recognition Proclamation Read More »
Sadeh celebration was held on Saturday, Feburary 1, 2025, at 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Pardis Center.
Sadeh Celebration 2025 Read More »
The sixth Annual General Meeting of Alefba Group and elections of Board of Directors held on Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM with Alefba board of directors, members and other participants at Pardis Center.
Annual Meeting and Election of Board of Directors Read More »
his House Is Dark, written by Atosa Estekizadeh, is the result of months of continuous work, rehearsals, and the creative collaboration of Alefba Theatre Group.
The theater “This House is Dark” Read More »
Alefba Group hosted the speech “Four by Three – Social Service: Why and How?” on Saturday, January 11 from 6 to 8 PM at Pardis Center.
Four by Three – Social Service: Why and How? Read More »
SUTA hosted its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Thursday, November 14, 2024 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Pardis Center..
SUTA: “What makes our work more fun!” Read More »
Alefba Group, in collaboration with the Seattle Persian School, hosted a Halloween Celebration on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 6 PM at the Pardis Center.
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Alefba Group hosted Alefba Night, on Saturday, September 14th, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Pardis Center.
Chashni committee and Alefba Group participated in monthly program of Cooking Dinner for the Homeless on the evening of Monday, June 24th, 2024 at the Operation Nightwatch Kitchen in Seattle.
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Chashni Committee of Alefba Group was organizing a “Combined Mother’s and Father’s Day Celebration” on Saturday, June 15, 2024, from 5 to 7 PM at Pardis Center.
Combined Celebration of Mother’s and Father’s Day Read More »
Chashni committee and Alefba Group participated in monthly program of Cooking Dinner for the Homeless on the evening of Monday May 27th , 2024 at the Operation Nightwatch Kitchen in Seattle.
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SUTA hosted its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 6:30 PM at the Pardis Center.
SUTA: Leveraging AI & ML for Business Impact Across Industries Read More »
The City of Bellevue issued Nowruz Proclamation!
The Nowruz Proclamation by the City of Bellevue! Read More »
SUTA hosted its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 6:30 to 8 PM at the Pardis Center.
SUTA: “Level Up Your Job Search” Read More »
The fifth Annual General Meeting of Alefba Group took place on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 5:00 PM with Alefba board of directors, members and other participants.
Annual General Meeting 2024 Read More »
SUTA hosted its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 6:30 to 8 PM at the Pardis Center.
SUTA: “AI in Aerospace” Read More »
SUTA hosted its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 6:30 PM at the Pardis Center.
SUTA: “Owning your Career” Read More »
Alefba Group, in collaboration with the WA Nature Station and the Seattle Persian School, hosted a Halloween Celebration on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 6 PM at the Pardis Center.
Halloween Celebration 2023 Read More »
Alefba Group’s Health Committee hosted its virtual health lecture (via Zoom) on Sunday, October 22, 2023 from 8 to 9 PM.
“Introduction to the Dental Assistant Training Program” Read More »
SUTA hosted its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 6:30 PM at the Pardis Center.
SUTA: “Sparks of Large Audio Models” Read More »
For the first time in Seattle, Alefba Group, in collaboration with Babak Khiavchi, hosted Mohammad Khodadadi, a prominent Iranian theoretical and traditional music instructor.
The fascinating history of Persian music Read More »
SUTA will be hosting its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 6 PM at the Pardis Center.
SUTA: How/When to Make a Career Change Read More »
Alefba Group held its Weekly Summer Picnic events, every Sunday at Juanita Beach Park.
Weekly Summer Picnics Read More »
The Seattle Iranian Choir performed “The Journey of Culture: The Silk Road” at the City of Bothell Building on Friday, July 28, 2023.
Performance of Seattle Iranian Choir Read More »
SUTA will be hosting its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:00 PM at the Pardis Center.
SUTA: Navigating Career Transitions Read More »
Alefba Group‘s Kankosh Committee hosted its monthly discussion group regarding the “Seattle Homeless Situation” on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
Kankosh discussion: “Seattle Homeless Situation” Read More »
The 17th Annual Seattle Iranian Festival was held on June 24th 2023 at the Seattle Center.
The Annual Seattle Iranian Festival 2023 Read More »
Alefba Group’s Kankosh committee held Movie Night and Discussion on Friday, June 16, 2023.
Movie Night and Discussion Read More »
SUTA held its Seattle Chapter’s monthly event, in collaboration with Alefba Group, on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
SUTA: Sound of the Ocean Read More »
Alefba Group‘s Kankosh Committee held a story-telling session on Monday, June 12, 2023.
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Alefba Group hosted the First Gathering of Iranian Architects in Washington State on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at the Pardis Center.
First Gathering of Iranian Architects in WA – May 2023 Read More »
Alefba Group invites you to join the Pardis Fundraising Dinner on Saturday, April 22, 2022, from 7 to 10 PM.
Fundraising Dinner Read More »
Alefba Group, in cooperation with the University of Washington (UW) Restoration and Ecology Network (REN) and the Washington State Nature Station, held a planting and ecological restoration session at the Warren G Magnuson Park on April 1, 2023.
Planting & Ecological Restoration Read More »
Alefba Group hosted its second Nowruz Gathering on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the Pardis Center.
Nowruz Gathering – 2023 Read More »
With the efforts of Alefba Group and Visit Seattle, several buildings in Seattle lit up with the colors of the Iranian flag in support of Woman, Life, Freedom (WLF) and to welcome Nowruz.
Seattle Buildings Light Up! Read More »
Our community gathered together to honor the lives of Zohreh Sadeghi and Milad Naseri on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at the Pardis Center.
Memorial: Zohreh Sadeghi and Milad Naseri Read More »
Alefba Group invites you to its weekly Tuesday gatherings from 6 to 9 PM at the Pardis Center.
With the efforts of Alefba Group, on December 21st (Winter Solstice), the Seattle Great Wheel lit up with the colors of the Iranian flag in support of Woman, Life, Freedom (WLF).
Seattle Great Wheel Light Up! Read More »
Prior to the beginning of the 3rd series of Shahnameh Classes, Alefba Group will be hosting a surprise Shahnameh Story Session on September 23, 2022 at the Pardis Center.
Shahnameh Story Session – Surprise! Read More »
On September 8th, Alefba Group invited all those who volunteered for the organization in the past year, thanking them for their time and effort.
Special Meeting / Volunteer Appreciation Read More »
Alefba Group has created an annual calendar to which the Iranian community can refer to in order to learn about our large events.
Alefba’s Large Events Calendar Read More »
On June 25th, Alefba Group was present at the 16th Seattle Iranian Festival, organized by the Iranian American Community Alliance (IACA), in the Seattle Center.
Alefba’s Presence at the 16th Seattle Iranian Festival Read More »
Alefba Group successfully hosted its Zumba classes on Saturdays from 2 to 3 PM at the Pardis Center in the month of May.
Alefba’s Kherad Society has been successfully holding weekly, hybrid English Classes for Adults and Seniors at the Pardis Center and via Zoom.
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Alefba Group is proud to announce another successful attendance at the Annual Folklife Festival on May 30, 2022 at the Seattle Center.
Folklife Festival 2022 Read More »
Alefba’s Kankosh Committee, in collaboration with the Sharif University of Technology Association (SUTA), hosted a Succession seminar on April 30, 2022, at 7:30 PM PST.
The Succession Seminar – Kankosh and SUTA Read More »
Kankosh Committee hosted a hybrid seminar about Science and Pseudoscience on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 7:30 PM PST.
The First Seminar by Kankosh Book Club on Science and Pseudoscience Read More »
Alefba Group successfully hosted Game Nights every Tuesday from 6 to 9 PM and Potluck Lunches every Saturday from 1 to 4 PM at the newly established Pardis Center.
Game Nights and Potluck Lunches Read More »
Kherad Society has been successfully holding English Classes for adults and seniors at the Pardis Center every Saturday from 2 to 3 PM.
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Alefba Group published the second issue of its new magazine called “Iranshahr”. This socio-cultural publication, which includes content on a variety of topics including historical, social, economic, literary, humor and memoir, is available online through Alefba’s new content website called Alef. A group of passionate members of the Alefba has contributed to the writing, editing,
Alefba Published the Second Issue of its New Socio-Cultural Magazine Named Iranshahr 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.
Alefba Greets New Afghan Immigrants with Nowruz Gifts Read More »
For the past few weeks, Alefba Group has been hosting Game Nights every Tuesday from 6 to 9 PM and Potluck Lunches every Saturday from 1 to 4 PM at the newly established Pardis Center.
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Alefba Group hosted its Nowruz Gathering at the Pardis Center on Saturday, March 26th.
On February 26, 2022, Alefba Group introduced the winners of the Pardis Design Competition at the Pardis Center Open House event.
Pardis Center – Design Contest Winners Announcement Read More »
Pardis Center’s grand opening was held on February 26, 2022, with many members of our community attending this event.
Pardis Center – Open House Read More »
Alefba Group‘s Pardis Center Fundraising Event was held on Saturday, February 26, 2022. The purpose of this event was to celebrate the establishment of the Pardis Center and ask for financial support from the community.
Fundraising Dinner Party Read More »
Alefba Group, an Iranian non-profit organization in the State of Washington state is hiring a Program Coordinator to help with its initiatives related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hiring Announcement for a “Part-Time Program Coordinator” Position Read More »
Join us to be introduced to the winning designs of the Pardis Design Contest! Alefba Group will be announcing the winners of the Pardis Design Competition at the Pardis Center Open House event on Saturday, February 26, 2022 (3-6 pm).
Pardis Center – Design Contest Winners Announcement Read More »
The Third Annual General Meeting of Alefba Group took place on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 7:00 PM (PST) with Alefba members and anyone interested participated in this virtual meeting.
Annual General Meeting 2022 Read More »
Alefba Group is proud to announce the establishment of the Pardis Center. This space, rented by Alefba Group, is the first Iranian Center in the State of Washington. This center will serve as a place for Alefba’s cultural, educational, and social purposes, as well as a gathering space for the greater Iranian community.
Pardis Center – Open House Read More »
Alefba Group has published the first issue of its new magazine called “Iranshahr”. This socio-cultural publication, which includes content on a variety of topics including historical, social, economic, literary, humor and memoir, is available online through Alefba’s new content website called Alef. A group of passionate members of the Alefba has contributed to the writing,
Alefba Publishes A New Socio-Cultural Magazine Named Iranshahr Read More »
Aleba Group introduces a new website. This website, which complements the main Alefba website and is accessible by adding alef to the end of its address (https://alefbagroup.org/alef), contains a collection of articles, videos, and other types of content produced by the Alefba Group and its committees over time.
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The Third Annual General Meeting of Alefba Group takes place on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 7:00 PM PST. Alefba members and everyone interested can participate in this virtual meeting.
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Alefba Group is proud to have collaborated with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble on production of a beautiful play named The Play of Life and Death.
The Play of Life and Death – Collaboration with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble Read More »
Alefba Group in cooperation with Seattle Shahnameh Study Group offers the second series of the 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
Online Class on Shahnameh, The Persian Book of Kings – Second Series Read More »
The Seattle Iranian Choir of Alefba Group performed in celebration of Peace Day with the performance of Bani Adam.
“To Be Human” Video at the UNESCO Event – Celebration of Peace Day Read More »
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.
Deadline Extended – Project Pardis – Architectural Design Contest Read More »
The Fifth Issue of the Health Bulletin was published by the Health Committee and was mailed to the Alefba’s audience.
5th Health Bulletin is published! Read More »
To thank all who value their own and their community health and have received COVID-19 vaccine, Alefba has decided to hold “Alefba’s Grand Picnic” on July 24, 2021“.
Alefba’s Grand Picnic to Celebrate COVID-19 Vaccination! Read More »
The Forth Issue of the Health Bulletin was published by the Health Committee and was mailed to the Alefba’s audience along with a Nowruz greeting card.
4th Health Bulletin is published! Read More »
We are looking for location for different phases of the project. Therefore, we invite all of you who are active in the field of buying and renting real estate/land to volunteer and join us by providing their expertise and information.
Project Pardis – Iranian Community Center Location Search Read More »
Alefba’s new Part-Time Program Coordinator Ms. Negar Nematollahi was hired on 25th of May 2021 as the new Program Coordinator for Alefba Group. Negar has various experiences in business strategy development, public relations, program coordination and networking. She Completed her DBA at Tehran University and holds a Master’s degree in computer science from Manchester University. Negar also
Alefba hires a Program Coordinator Read More »
Two provisional committees of Youth, and Heritage have joined the family of Alefba’s committees.
Alefba Group Welcomes Two New Committees! Read More »
Alefba Group, in collaboration with other local Iranian non-profit organizations and volunteers in Washington State, is working on a feasibility study phase for an Iranian Community Center: Pardis.
Project Pardis Announcement Read More »
Simultaneously with Nowruz arrival and the beginning of the New Year, the Third Issue of the Health Bulletin was published by the Health Committee and was mailed to the Alefba’s audience along with a Nowruz greeting card.
3rd Health Bulletin is published! Read More »
Alefba Group, an Iranian cultural and social non-profit organization, is looking for a highly motivated person with good communication and project management skills for a part-time Project Coordinator position for project Pardis. Alefba Group, along with other local Iranian non-profit orgaizations, are working on a feasibility study phase for an Iranian Community Center, a.k.a. Pardis. The goal
Hiring Announcement for a “Part-Time Project Coordinator” Position Read More »
The second Annual General Meeting of Alefba Group took place on January 13, 2021. Alefba members participated in this virtual meeting.
Annual General Meeting 2021 Read More »
Alefba‘s Health committee issued the second bulletin and distributed in parallel with the second session of our monthly educational lecture. This issue included some useful information about COVID-19 helpful tips and recommendations to prevent disease spread. This issue was printed in 15 pages and distributed via different channels. We hope that this new bulletin can be a good resource on important health and
2nd Health Bulletin is published! Read More »
The second annual meeting of Alefba Group will take place on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM via Zoom. Reviewing activities of Alefba and its committees over the past year, brainstorming about future plans, and annual report by the Board of Directors are included in the agenda of this event. Also to
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On Yalda night, active Iranian organizations in Seattle held a grand online celebration. The celebration event was organized in collaboration with Alefba Group, Iranian American Community Alliance (IACA), Seattle–Isfahan Sister City Advocacy (SISCA), Peyvand Organization and Seattle Persian School. The program aired live on Saturday, December 19, 2020 from 4 to 6 PM for the kids and 6 to 9 PM
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In addition to holding the Yalda night celebration jointly with The Iranian non-profit organizations of Washington State, the volunteers of the Alefba Group prepared and distributed 200 special gift packages among Persian-speaking friends in Seattle. The Packages included Hafez Poetry, the Health Alefba Bulletin, a Saadi poem magnet, a greeting card designed by Alefba members and Yalda night nuts, which was packed
Special Yalda Gift to the Community Read More »
To increase the general knowledge of local Iranians and our Persian speaking audience abut health related subjects, Alefba‘s Health committee has started publishing a new health bulletin named “Alefbaye Salamat”. The first issue of this new bulletin was distributed in parallel the first session of our monthly educational lectures and included some useful information about various health insurances in USA.
Alefba is publishing its first Health Bulletin! Read More »
Alefba’s new Part-Time Program Coordinator After conducting interviews with several applicants, Alefba finally filled its first part time position and hired a Program Coordinator. Nazanin Nazemi was selected as the Program Coordinator of Alefba. Nazanin has joined Radio Iranshahr since it started in 2018. She has been a producer of the “Science News” series for a
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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
Online Class on Shahnameh, The Persian Book of Kings Read More »
Part-Time Program Coordinator Alefba Group, an Iranian cultural and social non-profit organization, is looking for a highly motivated person with good communication skills for a part-time Program Coordinator position. The tasks include coordinating the agenda and the speakers for some of our educational events, posting news about upcoming and past events, promoting Alefba programs, and outreach to increase
Alefba Group Job Announcement Read More »
Since Alefba Group started in 2019, the organization consisted of 5 committees, each dedicated to one aspect of Alefba’s cultural and social activities; however, the Bylaws is designed such that new activities can be added to the organization over time. In 2020, two new activities were proposed by a group of Alefba family members and
Alefba Group Welcomes Two New Committees! Read More »
Following the annual meeting of Alefba Group, the two provisional committees, Chashni and Kherad Society joined the Alefba family as permanent committees. According to Alefba’s bylaws, all committee chairs join the Board of Directors of the organization. Both Chashni and Kherad Society held their internal election to choose the chair of their committees. Ms. Firoozeh
Board of Directors Welcomes Two New Board Members Read More »
Alefba Group was originally formed to include a set of existing activities with track records; however, the Bylaws is designed such that new activities can be added to the organization over time. Two activities were proposed by a group of Alefba family members in March 2019, shortly after the formation of the organization. After 10
Alefba Group Welcomes Two New Permanent Committees! Read More »
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 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 Friday October 25, Alefba Group along with Vaav organization held a session about the progression of theater in Iran over the past few decades. In this program, Afshin Sepehri talked with Dr. Naghmeh Samini, university Professor, playwright and the screenwriter of the renowned TV series Shahrzad. At the end of the session, there was
On the Progression of Theater in Iran – A Conversation with Dr. Naghmeh Samini Read More »
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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