Iranian Studies, Omar Khayyam statue unveiled at Oklahoma University
NewsOK - A statue of Omar Khayyam. famed Iranian poet, philosopher, astronomer and mathematician was unveiled on Wednesday at The University of Oklahoma in Norman which will also establish a Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies thanks to a $4 million gift from the Farzaneh Family Foundation.
OU President David Boren announced the gift and the new center Wednesday during a ceremony at the College of International Studies. "It is believed to be the largest gift in the university's history from those who came to OU as international students," Boren said in the announcement.
The statue, a work of Hossein Fakhimi, was ubveiled by Mehdi Faridzadeh, Director of Iranian Cultural Society, who thanked Tehran's mayor Ghalibaf and Iran's Culture Minister Jannati for commissioning the artwork.
Brothers and OU alumni Jalal Farzaneh and Mohammad Farzaneh are founders of the Oklahoma-based company Home Creations. The brothers came to Oklahoma from Iran in 1978 to study at OU, with both earning bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture.
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