Persian at Maryland

Our annual newsletter has been published! We hope you enjoy seeing some of the highlights of our program this year. Thank you for all your hard work and have a great summer!

Today is Sizdah-bedar, also known as Nature Day, the celebration of the thirteenth and last day of Norooz celebrations. This day is celebrated by spending the day outdoors with family and friends. It is also a tradition to take the Sabzeh from Sofreh Haft Seen and throw it in a stream, a river, or anywhere where water flows. The action of throwing away the Sabzeh represents removing negativity from one’s home.

Interested in learning Arabic or Persian over the summer? The Summer Language Institute will be taking place virtually this year! Applications are open now! Check out the website for more details: go.umd.edu/SLI

Attention everyone! All Arabic and Persian students are invited to present their original undergraduate research at the Flagship Student Research Colloquium. Participants will work with a faculty mentor to prepare a presentation on a topic of their choice with their abstract delivered in their target language of study and the remainder presented in English.

Submissions are due by March 12th to the website: http://globalprofessionals.umd.edu/research-colloquium

Feel free to ask any questions at:
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Please welcome another new member of the Persian Flagship Program, Beverly Zand! She's double majoring in Persian Studies and International Business. She joined the PFP because of the desire to achieve a superior level of proficiency in the Persian language. She had always wished to communicate fluently and confidently with her relatives in Iran. So she is grateful for this amazing opportunity at UMD. Traveling, swimming, and window shopping are some of her favorite activities.

Fall 2020 has officially come to an end! Have an amazing winter break and stay safe everyone! ^^

Happy Yalda everyone! Yalda is celebrated on the longest night of the year or as others call it, Winter Solstice. To this day, Yalda remains as one of the most ancient festive ceremonies since the time of the Persian Empire. Make sure to enjoy some delicious fruits like watermelon and pomegranates with your friends and family tonight!!

Please welcome our new member of the Persian Flagship Program, Isabelle Lareau! Her major is Persian Studies. She joined the PFP because she wants to become a FSO (Foreign Service Officer) in a Persian Speaking country. She is a junior and she plans on applying to the Rangel Foreign Affairs Fellowship next year to hopefully continue studying Persian as well as international affairs or diplomacy. She loves exploring new places and cultures, surfing and snowboarding, and reading a good book on a rainy day.

Hello there! We hope everyone has had an enjoyable summer and we look forward to seeing you all *virtually* this fall!

Hello Wonder People...Please be advised, our Shahnameh Club has moved to a new day and time. It will now take place on Wednesdays from 5:15 to 7:00 P.M. in H.J. Patterson, room 3115 - the Persian Lounge. Hope to see there!

“I would have never found my passion for Persian Literature that I hope to explore in graduate school without the Flagship Program” - Josh Weaver, PFP Alumni
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