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On Saturday, June 17 at 8:00 am
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My Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes: Uncensored Iranian Voices
Lila Azam Zangeneh

From the New York Public Library, a conversation about Iranian politics and culture with the editor and contributors to the book "My Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes." Taking part are: editor Lila Azam Zanganeh and contributors Azar Nafisi (author of "Reading Lolita in Tehran"), Shirin Neshat (author of "Shirin Neshat: 2002-2005"), Roya Hakakian (author of "Journey from the Land of No"), Azadeh Moaveni (author of "Lipstick Jihad") and poet Naghmeh Zarbafian. Actress Soraya Broukhim opens the event by reading selections from the book.

This event was part a speakers series called "Live at the New York Public Library." For more information on this event, including a bio of the authors, or to see the schedule for upcoming events in the series, visit www.nypl.org/live.