This is a short play about an Iranian boy who gets disowned by his father. Part 1 The players: Farhad, a young Iranian boy Eric,

These photos, like the group that was posted here in April [see: Memories of an American boy], were taken by my father Charles Schroeder during

These photos, like the group that was posted here in April [see:

After few screenings and revisions, Jalal Jonroy finally released his romantic comedy, David and Layla, to theaters. Like most of his fellow countrymen in Diaspora,

EXCERPT from “Travels Through Northern Persia: 1770-1774” by Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, translated by Willem, M Floor (2007, Mage Publishers). Publisher’s Note: In 1770 the young

the wind whistles its arrival as dawn returns from its night travels the sun smoothing its cape open a matador reigning supreme in the soul

This is the revised version of my Poem, “Ah, Los Angeles” first published in Persian in “Daftar-haye Shanbeh” No. 2, 1994 and then in English

Youssef and Zuleika have nothing on us My love Your little black holes are too small for my bullets You number men like pigs in

The earthquake drunkenly rolled into town. A town that, seen from above, was the greenest line holding onto the hill’s shadow to guard the olive

The Sun rises because we will her to rise. Her rays are made beautiful by our eyes. In the microcosm, perception forges our reality: We

The Turks are misunderstood by Westerners who have never set foot in this country. I do not believe there is a race of men more

Turkey has advanced in many ways in the last quarter century. Istanbul continues to be a city of amazing historic sites, Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques,

Done with watching the mega-budget summer movies: Harry Potter, Hairspray and Transformers? Now what about a small independent romantic comedy about a Jewish New Yorker

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nearly did not make it onto the list of candidates for the 2005 presidential elections. Other candidates, such as Ali Larijani (current head

Those in the Iranian socialist opposition arguing for a nuclear-free Iran have either been absent from the Western left’s discourse or have been getting the

Roya got married when she was 19. When she met Shahrokh, who was educated with the prospect of working outside Iran, she couldn’t believe how

Since recently you posted an article about Turkey, which turned out to be only about Istanbul [“East meets West at their best”], it gave me

I arrived at the airport of Izmir at night time. Usually when you exit customs in any major airport, there is an information desk or

In Las Vegas lingo, the rich and super rich are called slum-bills, slim-bills and slam-bills. A slumbill is someone with lets say $50 million or

What does eyeglasses have to do with the internet? Did I have to find someone with my same prescription selling their old glasses in E-BAY??

Eyeglasses. There is no other accessory I love more than a nice pair of glasses. Purses are carried under my arm, shoes are on my

It’s been almost 7 years since the destruction of the World Trade Center towers by a group of people who called themselves Moslems. Ever since,

It’s been almost 7 years since the destruction of the World Trade Center towers by a group of people who called themselves Moslems. Ever since,

In January 2005 I had to put aside my architectural work to undergo surgery. Recuperation provided time to return to painting in a focused way

History proves to us that capital punishment always has been an answer to the gravest crimes. Regardless of cultural differences, religion or race, the notion