Subject : All the Shah's Men : An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror written by Stephen KinzerPresented by: Iman dayarianDate: 31 Jan 2008we continued the book of previous session more focused on Nationalization of the Oil. The discussion were whole the subject of Mosaddegh and if he have made any mistake.... more >>

Subject : All the Shah's Men : An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror written by Stephen KinzerPresented by: Iman dayarianDate: 24 Jan 2008Iman have talked about the history of oil in Iran andand he continued till the beginning of Mossadegh prime ministry.Because of the lack of time we will continue the subject next week.... more >>

Subject: Café Littéraire (ANNIVERSARY )Date: 17 Jan 2008Presented by :Café LittéraireIn our first anniversary of Café Littéraire we have talked about the History and origin of such a Cafes in the World andIran and have discussed about the weaknesses and strengths of our group. We continued the celebration session in a Bar.... more >>

A Woman Under the Influence (1974 ) by John CassavetesIntroduction by: Khatereh KhodaeiDate: Sunday 13th Jan. 2008Time: 14:30A Woman Under the Influence (1974) is a film written and directed by John Cassavetes. It tells the story of a young wife and mother's uninhibited, erratic, psychotic behavior which leads her violent, confused husband to commit her for psychiatric treatment, leaving the family even more dysfunctional than before. The film stars Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands, Katherine Cassavetes, Matthew... more >>

Subject: Michel FoucaultDate: Thursday 10 Jan 2008Presented by: Khatereh KhodaeiKhatereh talked about Foucault biography and she explained one his famous terms, Biopower, and we discussed about the concept afterward.... more >>

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 in a café 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. Each week, one of us takes the responsibility of presenting a topic (in Persian, English or French) for about an hour in a subject s/he is intimately familiar with or has an expertise in... more...