روز شاعران و نویسندگان ایران ( روشنا ای) این روز ها بیش از پیش شاهد فعالیتهای شدید شاعران و نویسندگانمان هستیم. در مجله ها، روز

I like to flatter myself that some of my friends on Iranian.com are wondering where the hell I disappeared to. I used to have a

Early last summer, the photographer whose work appears on the cover of this book was attacked on the streets in Tehran. He escaped serious injury

Reza Vali is an immensely interesting Iranian composer combining traditional Iranian music (Dastgah/Maqam) with classical western. His pieces have an extraordinary sound and feel. Don’t

I was inspired by Faramarz’s recent blog about Reza Shah Kabir high school girls to post this piece. It is part of a work in

عشق جوانی: برف می بارد به روی خار و خارا سنگ Me, I’m a sucker for snow. And skiing. I wish I could say that

From Nezam Manouchehri: Dear friends, My most recent film ‘Letters from America’ will have its West Coast Premier at: The 2nd ANNUAL IRANIAN FILM FESTIVAL

In response to “Iran, a reflection”: It’s good that the discussion has started on what action we could be taking now. I have too much

Persian New Year Observed with Nationwide Radio Broadcast of Music by Iranian-American Composer Reza Vali Toward that Endless Plain, a concerto for Persian ney, to

On March 28, 2009, the Persian Ney master Khosrow Soltani and the Austria-Slovakia Philharmonia Orchestra will perform the European premiere of Toward that Endless Plain,

Here are some pictures from a lovely Charshanbeh Soori on the beach. The comical highlight of the evening was the park ranger who came and

In the vicinity of Baharestan, the old Parliament, there used to be an elementary school that was a little gem of an establishment. Dabestan-e Farhad

The last time I saw Dr. Khanlari was in 1987 when he told me that studying literature belonged to another time. “It is a different

Here is a great opportunity to show your photos or films and be part of an interesting and worthy effort. My friend Shapoor Vali just

Last spring I read Dar Josteju-ye Sobh (“In Search of Morning”), the memoir of Abdorrahim Ja’fari, founder of Amir Kabir publishing house in Iran. It

If you have not heard Reza Vali this is your chance to catch him in L.A. Vali is an Iranian composer who combines Persian and