Events > Geneva Events > IRANICA GALA TAKES PLACE IN GENEVA BY SHABNAM REZAEI
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On November 4th, the 2006 Iranica Gala was held in Geneva at the Intercontinental Hotel. This historical night had the theme “Persian Contributions to the Field of Medicine”.
In attendance were Professor Ehsan Yarshatar, the persistent force behind this body of work. Also, several Iranian physicians from Europe who have made notable contributions to the advancement of medical science were honored at the event. This included Professors Ghandjbakhsh, Peseschkian, Sadeghi, Samii and Vargha-Khadem.
Entertainment and music for the evening were provided by beloved artists such as Anoushiravan Rohani, Ebrahim Pourabbas, Sassan Kamali, Shahla Sarshar, and Meshkin Ghalam. Guests were treated to a gourmet dinner meal at the hotel and money was raised for the Encyclopedia Iranica in the form of donations and auctions.
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About Encyclopaedia Iranica
The Encyclopaedia Iranica is a multi-disciplinary reference work and research tool designed to record the facts of Iranian history and civilization. It focuses on the land, life, culture and history of all Iranian peoples and their interaction with other societies.
From the biographies of notable men and women in every field of endeavor to descriptions of all Iranian cities and monuments (ancient and modern), from oil installations to major banks, from Zoroastrian scriptures to Jewish shrines and Islamic rituals, from Persian classics to modern novels, from Iranian flora and fauna to Persian music and folklore, from philosophy and mysticism to calligraphy and architecture, all aspect of life in Iranian and related cultural areas are studied and described in articles presenting the current state of research in their texts and appended bibliographies.
To inform a worldwide readership of scholars and general readers and to stimulate further research in different disciplines have been the twin primary and continuing concerns of the project from the outset.
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For more information, please visit their website at www.iranica.com.
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