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Tracking Ayatollah’s Spokesman in Canada

 

NOV 4

​​7:30 PM

Scotiabank Dance Centre

Mahmoud Azimaee, producer and host of Radio Dastneveshteha Podcast, will present a short talk on “Becoming a part-time documentary maker and Podcaster.”

Following the talk, a live podcast recording will be performed. This program aims to walk the audience through Ayatollah’s spokesman’s journey in Canada from being a student in the late 1960s, falling in love with a Canadian journalist and becoming Iran’s Foreign Minister during Canadian Caper in the early 1980s. The program will include a number of audio clips, video footage and interviews related to the story.

 

A first-generation immigrant, Mahmoud shares his story of pursuing his passion for independent journalism, documentary and podcast making. The talk will also provide a short background on

the subject of season 2 Radio Dastneveshteha: Ayatollah’s Spokesman, Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, a close aid of Ayatollah Khomeini, who was once a student in Nelson, BC.

In the spirit of storytelling, we pause to honour this land's ancient and contemporary narratives. We stand upon the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Just as we celebrate the diverse voices of immigrant and refugee artists, we recognize the First Peoples who have woven this place's first and enduring tales. Their stories are a testament to resilience, creativity, and the power of community. As we come together from many corners of the world, may we always remember, respect, and learn from this land's stories.

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