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Course in Farsi--Race Unity: The Role of Persian Americans

The course curriculum is designed for participants of Persian/Iranian descent. Note that the course start date has been postponed from June 2 to September 15.

Social Transformation
Duration
9 weeks
Weekly Study
4-6 HOURS
Dates
Sep 15-Nov 16
Register By
September 20, 2022

Link to this same course for those who prefer to communicate in English:
Persian Race Unity (in English).

The Regional Bahá'í Council of the Northwestern States will pay the fee for the residents of Oregon and Washington. Use the discount code "NWFRS22" to register for free.

Scholarships are available for anyone who needs help paying the fee. Please email the Registrar, Niki Daniels, at learn@wilmetteinstitute.org. Click this link to see the fees: Tuition Fees.


این واحد درسی به منظور بالا بردن ظرفیت شرکت‌کنندگان برای فهم عدالت نژادی و وحدت، شناسایی نقش بهائیان ایرانی آمریکایی، و مشارکت در تأسیس مودّت و دوستیِ بین نژادها از طریق فعالیت‌های جامعه سازی، اقدام اجتماعی، و پیشبرد گفتمان‌های اجتماعی طرّاحی شده است. این واحد درسی عدالت نژادی و وحدت در آمریکا را از دیدگاه بهائی مورد بررسی قرار می‌دهد. در نهایت، شرکت‌کنندگان ظرفیت بکار بستن این دانش را در زندگی شخصی و جمعی فرا خواهند گرفت. در این واحد درسی ایده‌های متنوعی ارائه شده است ولی ما لزوماً دیدگاهِ شخصی نویسندگان یا مراجع خاصی را را تأئید یا حمایت نمی‌کنیم.

این واحد درسی بر سه زمینه قابلیت تمرکز دارد:

۱) تعریف مسئله/موضوع (دانش)

۲) درک رویکرد بهائی در مورد ایجاد عدالت و وحدت نژادی (بینش روحانی)

۳) کسب مهارت برای تأسیس مودّت نژادی، جامعه‌سازی و مشارکت در گفتمان (مهارت برای خدمت)

This course features weekly Zoom sessions hosted by our faculty members in Persian on Saturdays from 10 am to 12 noon Pacific Time (1 to 3 pm Eastern). At the same time, you can log in to our course website at any time, day or night, to read the weekly course materials and watch the course videos, which will be provided in Persian.


Schedule for Zoom sessions

Persian sessions: Saturdays, 10am-12pm PST, starting on Saturday 17 September.

See also "Course Zoom Schedule"--in Persian and English.

See Testimonial video with post-course comments from four participants in the Pilot Persian Race Unity course below.

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Who is the course for?
Who is the course for?

This course is designed for for anyone of Persian/Iranian descent who wishes to contribute to building race amity. Both Bahá’ís and friends of Bahá’ís may attend.

Meet Your Faculty
teacher
Azita Moallem, BSc
Service Project Coordinator, Fundraiser Specialist

I have a Bachelor of Science in Education from Portland State University. My mission is to make the world a better place by empowering humanity to realize its inherent oneness. See Faculty Bio

teacher
Farhad Sabetan, PhD
Lecturer in Economics, Cal State East Bay

Farhad Sabetan teaches Economics and Finance in the Economics and Engineering Departments at California State University, East Bay. He is a spokesperson for the Bahá’í International Community and has lectured and presented in various scholarly forums on Bahá’í-related topics including Ethics and Economics, Human Rights, Non-Violence and Spirituality, and Persecution... See Faculty Bio

teacher
Mehran Bashiri

Mehran Bashiri develops medical devices in the San Francisco Bay area. He has been innovating in response to unmet needs for brain strokes. He is curious about education for product design and is active in developing processes and standards for safety and utility of products. He is interested in serving... See Faculty Bio

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