CafeLitt 51:"The history of Islamic school of thought"

Sat 29 Dec 2007, 20:55, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject: "The history of Islamic school of thought"Presented by : Ali ShiraziDate: Thursday , 3 Jan 2008He gave a very short presentation on the origin of this school and its main characteristics and influences on other schools of thought, following with only naming some icons of the Islamic school of thought including, Al Kindi, Farabi, Ibn Sina, Ibn Roshd, Ibn Bajjah, Suhrewardy, Ibn Arabi and Sadredine Shirazi (Molla Sadra).... more >>

CafeLitt 50: Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Wed 26 Dec 2007, 06:38, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Date: 27 Dec. 2007 (Thursday)Presented by: Mehdi KeshtkarThis session Marquez's biography and his works were reviewed.The novel, "Memories of My Melancholy Whores" of Marquez were discussed.... more >>

CafeLitt 49: Yalda Night

Sat 15 Dec 2007, 19:05, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject : Yalda NightPresented by: Reza AssasiDate: 20 Dec. 2007 (Thursday)We celebrated Yalda together by introducing the myth of Yalda and its origin and reading Hafiz.... more >>

CafeLitt 48: Short Story

Tue 11 Dec 2007, 14:40, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject: Short StoryDate: 13 Dec. 2007 (Thursday)Presented by: Cafe LitteraireKhatereh Khodayi read the poem "Apple" by Hamid Mosadegh.Pasha Javadi read a short story called pink-cloud written by Alireza Mahmoudi Iranmehr.Also Mehdi Keshtkar read the "story of my glasses" by Rasoul Parvizi.The session finished by two poems of Ahmad shmalou whose birthday was 83 years ago the day before our session.... more >>

CafeLitt 47: Intellectual lacks in Iran constitutional revolution

Tue 4 Dec 2007, 18:15, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject:Intellectual lacks in Iran constitutional revolutionPresented by: Dr. Ata HoodashtianDate: Thursday 6 Dec. 2007... more >>

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CaféLitt is not a place; it is a gathering of minds. We are a group of mostly Persian young students, scholars and professionals who gather every Thursday evening around 19h00 to discuss various subjects and share different ideas, ranging vastly from history to science, from literature to fine arts. We started these gatherings on Jan 17th, 2006 with 5 people and have reached an average weekly audience of about 40 people. Each week, one of us takes the responsibility of presenting a topic for about an hour in a subject s/he is intimately familiar with or has an expertise in. Afterwards, the evening turns into a discussion forum and all members of the audience will have an opportunity to ask their question(s) and share their points of view.

Some new and exciting ideas were born out of CaféLitt sessions. We have started a series of monthly meetings called CaféCinema during which a movie is presented and discussed in some detail afterward. This year's program of CaféCinema revolves around the history of Iranian cinema. Some Cinema students hold these sessions (mainly conducted in English) on the last Sunday of each month.

Likewise, CaféLitt BookClub is an activity where people who like books decide to read a book each month and discuss it during a cozy Café session on the second Sunday of every month.

CaféTheatre is a series of semi-rehearsed sessions in which we select a play, divide the roles among different people and read the play from the text in front of an audience. Similar to other CaféLitt sessions, each CaféTheatre session will end with a discussion of that day's play.  

CaféScience and CaféPhilo are our plans for near future. The purpose of CaféScience is to provide a forum for the public discussion and understanding of all scientific findings and ideas, with an emphasis on new, interesting and publicly relevant topics. During CaféPhilo sessions, we will talk about philosophy, its history and all its related aspects.

CaféLitt is pen to all comments, suggestion and new ideas. CaféLitt provides an unparalleled opportunity for learning about culture, science and philosophy in a relaxed and friendly environment, and for sharing your knowledge and expertise with like-minded members of your community.

CafeLitt is a nonpartisan, nonreligious and nonpolitical entity.


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