There’s a Persian saying that ‘the yellow dog is the brother of the jackal.’ In other words, the yellow dog cannot be controlled–it is not

Audio files are here: mahdyaraghajani.com I’m looking forward to the English translation. These tracks are getting a very positive response from people I know who

Growing up in Iran, where making a song critical of the government can land you in a solitary confinement prison cell, where all musicians are

Iranian alt rock and hip hop tonight at Santos Party House in NYC. Benefit for Green Movement activist group, Where is My Vote? – NY

Ms. Kalhor is the first Iranian woman in Winter Olympics history.  The Women’s Giant Slalom event takes place at 10am Vancouver time today, and results are

Children are now being detained when their activist parents are arrested by Iranian authorities, according to Peykeiran.com.  http://www.peykeiran.com/Content.aspx?ID=12529 An ex-basidji member recently reported rape of

Feb. 12th in Tishman Auditorium at The New School in New York Panelists include: Ramin Jahanbegloo, Charles Kurzman, Abdolali Rezai, Bitta Mostofi, Sohaila Vahdati, Danny

photo/design: Azim Fathi This track is so extremely haunting, beautiful, and intense that it is almost painful–in a good way. I love the music, Bidad’s

Hackers redirect visitors from an Iranian Hizbollah site to a site named “get a sex partner.” And put a smiley face on the screen! :)))

Florescent lights in ceiling remind me of white stripes in road at beginning of Hichkas’ “Bunch of Soldiers” video. Elegant, hallucinogenic music and visuals in

by Julie Jigsawnovich New York–Musicians in Iran must navigate a minefield of Islamic censorship. They risk being sentenced in Revolutionary Court to years in prison

Tehrani friends tell me that when the economy started going bad in Iran, Ahmadinejad distracted the populace from his mismanagement by launching a “moral” crackdown

by Julie Jigsawnovich New York–Last night, on Iran University Student Day, the New York Chapter of Where Is My Vote presented a conversation with Columbia

New York–Amid growing international concern over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and renewed talk of not only strengthening sanctions, but bombing Iran, I spoke with my 21yr

Dictators may or may not be religious. There is speculation in the US about whether Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Sepah, will become less and less religious