A lecture by Mohammad Manzarpour BBC Persian Bureau Editor. Washington DC, following the screening of the documentary "The Ayatollah's Seal"

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

BBC Persian is part of BBC World Service and is the Persian-speaking world’s leading international broadcaster, providing news to Persian speaking audiences around the world, paying special attention to those in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.  BBC Persian is a multimedia service, available on radio, television, internet, mobile phones and handheld devices. 11.9 million people from around the world listen to and watch BBC Persian each week. bbcpersian.com has been blocked in Iran by the authority since January 2006, but despite censorship, the site now receives around 50 million page views each month, including Persian-speakers in Eurasia, North America and Europe.

PART OF THE BILINGUAL LECTURE SERIES

Cost : Free and open to the public.

international.ucla.edu/cnes

Sponsor(s): Center for Near Eastern Studies, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Amuzegar Chair in Iranian Studies of UCLA