"Iran in Context", a free World Affairs Forum Evening Presentation

STAMFORD, Conn. - April 4, 2013 - PRLog -- The public is invited to attend a free World Affairs Forum Great Decisions event featuring Dr. Erica Ehrenberg, Executive Director of the American Institute of Iranian Studies. Ms. Ehrenberg, will speak on “Iran in Context” at the Greenwich Library on April 29, 2013.

Erica Ehrenberg, has served for the past decade as Executive Director of the American Institute of Iranian Studies. The American Institute of Iranian Studies is a non-profit consortium of US universities and museums, founded in 1967, to promote the interdisciplinary study of Iranian civilization and US-Iran dialogue. It serves as the main conduit for academic and cultural exchange between Iran and the US.

Ehrenberg draws on her study of the long history of Persia to foster person-to-person connections and mutual understanding between the US and Iran. She holds a BA from Yale University and a PhD in Near Eastern art and archaeology from the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU.

There is no charge for this program, which will begin at 7:00 pm.  For more information please contact the World Affairs Forum at (203) 356-0340 or info@worldaffairsforum.org

Refreshments are courtesy of the Greenwich Library, a co-sponsor of the program.

Great Decisions, a program of the Foreign Policy Association, is presented by the World Affairs Forum, whose mission is to expand understanding of global affairs and America’s role in the world. The Forum is an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America. Programs, schedules and membership information are available at www.WorldAffairsForum.org.

For more information please contact the World Affairs Forum at (203) 356-0340 or info@worldaffairsforum.org.