Par: PEN

Date: Jul 15 09

Emplacement: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, us

Regions: Iran

Issues: Elections, Freedom of opinion & expression, Justice

Tags: Elections, freedom of expression, Haleh Esfandiari, iran, Karim Sadjadpour, Media, New York Review of Books, pen, reporting, Roger Cohen, Shaul Bakhash

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Only one month following the start of Iran’s civilian uprising, PEN American Center joins forces with The New York Review of Books and 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center for New York City’s first public discussion about the recent events in this pivotal Middle Eastern country. Shaul Bakhash, a leading expert on Iran and frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books will moderate a panel including New York Times’ columnist Roger Cohen -- who has recently returned to the U.S. from covering the elections -- and Iran analysts Haleh Esfandiari (Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson international Center for Scholars, who was imprisoned in Iran in 2007), and Karim Sadjadpour (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington D.C.).
With traditional media shut down, it is increasingly difficult to follow events on the ground and behind the scenes in Iran. What is happening in heavily censored Iran today? And where are today’s events taking this country of 70 million people (two-thirds of whom are under the age of 30)? Do not miss this extraordinary opportunity to hear real stories from the streets and a discussion led by experts on the future of this complex country.
Tickets: $15/$8 for students with ID and PEN members: www.smarttix.com or call 212-868-4444
Where: 92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY