Pembroke College Celebrates Official Opening of Shahnama Centre for Persian Studies with $2M Endowment by Philanthropist Bita Daryabari

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

On Saturday, May 24th, Global philanthropist Bita Daryabari and speakers from around the globe gathered to celebrate the official opening of the Shahnama Centre for Persian Studies ( http://persian.pem.cam.ac.uk ) at Pembroke College in Cambridge, England. At the opening event, Daryabari spoke passionately about the Shahnama Centre, noting, "We can offer the world a more accurate image of Iran." The benefaction will fund the continued study of the Persian national epic, the Shahnama or The Book of Kings by Abu'l-Qasim Hasan Firdausi and its crucial role in the formation of the Iranian cultural identity throughout the ages to present day.

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