In 1637 about 700 men, women and children of the Pequot Tribe had gathered for their annual Green Corn Festival. That is what they call

Less than a year after authorities stormed the offices of Iranian human-rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi, taking sensitive documents and her computer, unidentified authorities have now allegedly

Investigations into Iran’s nuclear programme will reach a “dead end” unless Tehran starts to co-operate, the UN nuclear chief has warned. Mohamed El Baradei told

There is an African saying that when elephants fight, the grass gets trampled. The image of two behemoths going at each other with tusks and

By Amir Javidinejad Recent events in Iran and it’s unusual links to other countries made me come up with these questions, I don’t have any

Debate in 5 Parts moderated by BBC’s Tim Sebastien with participants Alireza Nourizadeh,  VS Mahjoob Zweiri, Mohammad Marandi. Q&A followed by Vote over motion: “This House

خدایا من نمیدانم چه معنا داره که شیطان کند سر پیچی‌ از انسان اگر من جای تو بودم چنان سیلی به گوشش میزدم که از

A dead protester’s mother says in a videotaped statement that she is still haunted by key questions more than four months after her son was

Abdi Behravanfar is the lyricist, lead singer and guitar player for MUD Band which have just released a new album “Kokheo & Kalakhet”. The Iranian

BERLIN — Iran will reduce co-operation with the IAEA to a minimum if the UN atomic watchdog passes a resolution condemning its nuclear programme, a

Since I was released from Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison last month, the questions have come again and again: Can we still talk to these people?

در این روز شکرگزاری، ساکنین ایرانی تبار آمریکا بیش از بسی دیگران مورد برای شکرگزار ی دارند. مشتی از خروار دلایل از این قرار است:

Confrontation (Moghabeleh) By Mana Neyestani Source: Radio Zamaneh:

The straw man reduced and thin smokes a cigar gobbles down a cup of soup spits and lives lost a limb to a bomb his

One night in the darkness of his pain Said butterfly to the candle flame I come to you From near or far You burn the

Hollywood Legend Gregory Peck sits with film critic Bahman Maghsoudlou at the Tehran International Film Festival in Iran. (circa 1970’s) Photo courtesy: Bahman Maghsoudlou ifvc.com

CAIRO — Iran brought new espionage charges against an Iranian-American scholar who was already convicted of spying and sentenced to 15 years in prison in

صبح بسیار زیبایی بود و هوای مطبوع بهاری و نسیم خنک از کوهستان جاری. شب را منزل یکی از اقوام در نیاوران خوابیده بودم و

مسئولیت هرگونه برداشت معاصر از ماجرای ضحاک به عهده خواننده است چون نگارنده این وبلاگ حوصله به زندان افتادن ندارد! در بارۀ ضحاک در مجمل‌التواریخ

Luna Shad is a television personality and actress. This is her debut as a singer with “Shabaneh” (Nocturne) a track written and composed by Arash

And further: The stages that mark the wayfarer’s journey from the abode of dust to the heavenly homeland are said to be seven. Some have

Less than a year after authorities stormed the offices of Iranian human-rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi, taking sensitive documents and her computer, unidentified authorities have now allegedly

صحنه اول:  خواب دیدم که در یک منطقه توریستی ساحلی هستم. در میان شنها و ماسه‌ها یک هتل بزرگ و سیاه رنگ به سبک معماری

When Iran holds state-run ceremonies this week for an important Islamic feast day, there will be one very noticeable change: former President Hashemi Rafsanjani will

Last Friday I saw five plays in one night, more than I’ve seen in all of the previous year. These were short plays and the