It is a generally assumed that the Shah’s downfall led to the severing of ties between Israel and Iran, which up until that point resembled a love story. However, both Iran’s intellectual elite and the rest of the nation drastically changed their views of the Jewish State after 1967. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his wife, Queen Far ... Continue reading »
CANNES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi premiered his latest tightly wound family drama at Cannes on Friday, confirming critics' advance buzz it would prove a contender for the film festival's top prize.
The prestigious festival on the French Riviera - where the sun finally emerged on day three - is looking to spot its Pa ... Continue reading »
The border services agency report notes recent American concerns about Iranian secret operatives and members of the Hezbollah extremist group, backed by Iran, carrying out attacks in the United States. Testimony in March of last year before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security alleged Hezbollah was active in stealing and forging high-quali ... Continue reading »
Kouhyar Goudarzi
Well-known Iranian human rights activist Kouhyar Goudarzi -- who had been banned from his studies, jailed a number of times, and sentenced to five years in prison -- recently fled Iran. Goudarzi, a member and former head of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, was honored while behind bars with the National Press Club’s 2010 J ... Continue reading »
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6273761991/es2 Come and hear the echoes of Tehran. An evening full of voices, sounds and melodies from Tehran, composed and compiled by Sahba Aminikia. San Francisco Conservatory of Music Sol Joseph Recital Hall 50 Oak St. San Francisco, CA 94102 Featuring:DELPHI TRIOLIANA BERUBEMICHELLE KWONJEFF LADEURSTEPHA ... Continue reading »
Committee of Human Rights Reporters – Mohammad Sadegh Najafi and Mojtaba Najafi, brothers charged with creating a website in support of political prisoners and the Mourning Mothers of Laleh Park, were summoned to appear at Branch 5 of Abuzar Court in the Ariashahr area of Tehran.
According to sources of CHRR, Mohammad and Mojtaba Najafi establish ... Continue reading »
The mother's ordeal began shortly after her 6-year-old girl boarded a flight bound for what was supposed to be a six-week trip with her father to his homeland of Iran. But the father refused to return, and weeks soon stretched into agonizing months.
http://union-bulletin.com/news/2013/apr/06/mothers-single-focus-getting-her-daughter-back-ira/ ... Continue reading »
Sizdah is the Persian term for thirteen. Leaving the house on the Thirteenth Day of Farvardin (the first month of Iranian calendar), and joyfully spending the day outdoors have been a national tradition since ancient times in Iran. Sizdah Bedar (in English: Getting rid of the Thirteenth) has been possibly considered as a tradition because some p ... Continue reading »
Words from a poem written by Houshang Mahmoudi, and music composed by Sonbol. With this poem Houshang Mahmoudi paints a beautiful picture of his homeland Iran and pays tribute to it as a birthplace of Baha'u'llah; the founder of the Baha'i Faith. Mr Mahmoudi was arrested by the Iranian Islamic government during the 1980's together with other member ... Continue reading »
by Aria Fani Sholeh Wolpé, The Forbidden: Poetry from Iran and Its Exiles. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2012. La redonda, suprema y celestial sandíaEs la fruta del árbol de la sedEs la ballena verde del verano At a Chilean food market in Santiago, a young fruit vendor hums verses in praise of watermelons: “Watermelon: ... Continue reading »
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