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Fanoos

In 1993, Ramin and Behzad met each other for the first time and together they formed a band called “The Anonymous”. The band was broken

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Tehran Nights

Pedram Derakhshani and Saeed Shanbehzadeh collaborate on this album to create an amazing fusion of Bandari music from Southern Iran with modern Disco, Funk, and

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Touba

Excerpt from Touba and the Meaning of Night (2006, The Feminist Press) by Shahrnush Parsipur, translated by Havva Houshmand and Kamran Talattof. From a distinctly

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History’s burden

Concentration Camp Vught is a national monument and important part of Dutch recent history. It was the only official SS concentration camp outside Germany and

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Half way to Palang Chal

A 4-hour hike I took from the village of Darakeh (north Tehran) to Azghal Chal, half way point to the summit of Palang Chal, summer

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