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CHRISTINE SAMANDARI WITH LAURENT SAMANDARI, L'OPERA - Christine has a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Paris VII University, an MA of Anthropology and an MA of Sociology from Paris X University.

She is married to Kazem Samandari and has two children, Caroline and Laurent and two grandchildren, Olivier and Clara. Christine served from 1988 until 2008 as the Head of the European and Francophone Branch of the Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information, in Paris, France where she coordinated a host of educational, social and humanitarian programme across the Continent.

Christine has travelled extensively across the planet, interacted with numerous individuals and organizations, given numerous talks and lectures and participated in many radio, television, and press interviews. She closely collaborated with governments and institutions of Southeastern countries of Europe within the framework of a project sponsored by the European Union, for stability and good-neighborly relations in the Balkans in the wake of the break-up of Yugoslavia and the ensuing conflicts.

In 2008, Christine and her family moved to New-Delhi India where she started a new career as an entrepreneur and social activist.

Christine is a co-founder and Director of L'Opéra, the prominent and foremost French Bakery and Pastry operation in India. From then to now, Christine is living Laurent Dream.