Ebrahimzadeh, Cyrus, Mosaddiq from His Own Words: Behind the Curtain of Negotiations. This Persian-language book, published in Los Angeles in 2004, paints Mohammad Mosaddegh (I prefer

Gow, Christopher, From Iran to Hollywood and Some Places in-Between: Reframing Post-Revolutionary Iranian Cinema, I. B. Tauris, 2011. Summary: An outsider’s view of domestic and

Brookshaw, Dominic P. and Nasrin Rahimieh (eds.), Forugh Farrokhzad, Poet of Modern Iran: Iconic Woman and Feminine Pioneer of New Persian Poetry, I. B. Tauris

Each year, for more than a decade, I have composed a cheerful or forward-looking poem to commemorate Norooz. Here is my poem for Norooz 1391.

Ali Shari’ati and the Shaping of Political Islam in Iran by Kingshuk Chatterjee Palgrave/Macmillan, 2011   Summary: ‘Ali Shari’ati was highly influential in mobilizing the

Defining Iran Politics of Resistance by Shabnam J. Holliday Ashgate, 2011 I almost stopped reading this book after a few pages. Like most academic treatments

Plans for segregating the sexes in Iranian universities seem to be going full-speed ahead (primary and secondary schools are already segregated). Preference for segregation by

Each year for more than a decade, I have composed a cheerful poem to celebrate Norooz, along with its gifts of renewal and hope. You

I write this note on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the International Women’s Day (March 8, 2011), having just listened to a rousing

A few days ago, I came across a YouTube video (also posted on Iranian.com) of a speech by Hassan Abbasi, a political analyst and strategist

The recent lending of the Cyrus cylinder to Iran by the British Museum reignited the debate about the interpretation of its contents. My research based

The Saffron Kitchen A novel by Yasmin Crowther Audiobook read by Ariana Fraval and Mehr Mansuri Penguin Audio, 2006. REVIEW Yasmin Crowther’s debut novel contains

A Newsweek article showers lavish praise on Iran’s Sharif University of Technology and its students.   http://www.newsweek.com/2008/08/08/the-star-students-of-the-islamic-republic.html Here is a quote from the article: “Sharif’s

Iran’s Minister of Industries and Mines, Aliakbar Mehrabian, has said recently that Iranian scientists are committing a grave mistake to publish their findings in international

Contemporary Iran Economy, Society, Politics Ali Gheissari, (editor) Oxford University Press, (2009) REVIEW According to the back cover blurb, this book collects in one place

Morgan Freeman, playing Nelson Mandela in the movie “Invictus,” in a speech to fellow black South Africans: “Our enemy is no longer the Afrikaner. They

War on Error Real Stories of American Muslims Moezzi, Melody University of Arkansas Press, 2007 REVIEW The author decided to write this book when the

Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar’s poems are some of the tenderest and most lyrical among the works of classical Persian poets. Here are selected verses from one of

Iran Oil The New Middle East Challenge to America Roger Howard I. B. Tauris, 2007 REVIEW This book, by the author of “Iran in Crisis?

Many sayings in the Persian language have their origins in the works of our great classical poets. Still, I find it amazing that a single

The Politics of Iranian Cinema Film and Society in the Islamic Republic Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad Routledge, 2010. REVIEW As I began reading this book in March

Each year for the past decade, I have composed a cheerful poem to celebrate Norooz, along with its gifts of renewal and hope. You can

Yesterday, I came across a poem, written on a banner in Tehran entitled "My Sister, Oh Daughter of the Land of Iran." (See below) It

سردی رود، سبزی رسد همگام با نوروز ما از جشن عید و فصل نو خرم شود امروز ما لبخند و شادی بر ملا آزار و