Music
Album Review: Abjeez Say “Paa Sho!”
The first Abjeez song I ever heard was the uber-hit “Barab! Barab!”. It is still in my opinion, the perfect Pop song. Until I saw
October 1, 2017
No Comments
The first Abjeez song I ever heard was the uber-hit “Barab! Barab!”. It is still in my opinion, the perfect Pop song. Until I saw
If you’ve ever met Mohsen Namjoo, two things will immediately strike you about him. First, he is simultaneously unlike any Iranian you have met, and
The story begins four days ago, when actor Rajkummar Rao announces the submission of the film Newton as India’s official entry to the 2018 Oscars,
The world’s extended Iranian community includes specific cities like Holon, a city tucked into the southern tip of Tel Aviv in Israel, and home to
Joining Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman at this year’s Academy Awards was a Swedish film, Hannes Holm’s A Man Called Ove. Although Farhadi would triumphantly take
In late June, 22-year-old Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan — a third-generation Pakistani living in the United Kingdom — stood on stage at the Last Word Festival in Leeds and
Twenty-five years ago Majid Abedi picked up a professional SLR camera, a Canon EOS 650, for the first time and he has not stopped capturing
The legs of the acrylic wooden console table that Ramin Haerizadeh has stuck to the canvas of We Choose To Go To The Moon still bear the price
Iranian cinema has been well represented at The Oscars, winning two prestigious Academy Awards for best foreign-language film for Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman (2016) and A Separation (2011). And
One million Iranians live in the United States, making Iranian Americans the largest community of Persians outside of Iran. But they don’t just bring their
Iranian rapper Shahin Najafi knows how to get your attention. Najafi’s songs, which frequently discuss sensitive topics such as Iran’s theocracy, sexism, child labor, censorship, drug addiction and homophobia, helped
In recognition of the United Nations Day for Peace on Sept 21st, 2017, an International invitational poster exhibition is simultaneously happening in Tehran, Iran and Stillwater,
When you speak to Kaveh Hashemi, founder of Shen, you better be willing to bring it. Or, you need to know your Rock history forwards
Iranian film firsts continue to make the news, and this time we’ve got word of a unique collaboration with South Korea. Producer and filmmaker Ali
Some people cannot be silenced, and Jafar Panahi is certainly one of them. The veteran filmmaker has been creating films in Iran for many years,
A few months ago, I was the lucky recipient of Mahmoud Seraji’s trilogy, MAZAMIR ESHGH – CHANTS OF LOVE, gifted to me by an old friend. I was half
Iranian born actress Shiva Negar recently landed a breakout role in the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster American Assassin. The spy film is based on Vince Flynn’s 2010
Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi of A Separation and The Salesman, began shooting his psychological thriller Everybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) at an undisclosed location just outside Madrid on
A cemetery in southern Tehran stands in for multiple concepts in the disruptive, exquisite Zahra’s Paradise: a place for community, an equalizer, a safe space,
Persians were abuzz when it was recently revealed that one of Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s (Knowles-Carters ) newborn twins was named ‘Rumi.’ The immediate thought and
Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in 2003’s House of Sand and Fog, has landed a recurring role in Marvel’s The Punisher. Aghdashloo will be playing Farah Madani,
Iran has a long and vibrant history of working with wood in the arts—from Khatam to modern woodturning artists, Persian artists have been transforming wood
Legendary DJ and producer Ali Shirazinia, commonly known by his stage name Dubfire, was an eyewitness to the violent terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 17. Shirazinia, who
Musicians in Iran are hoping that their President will live up to his 2017 campaign promises, and one in particular: when the president told ISNA
Hassan Rouhani’s re-election as Iran’s president has rekindled hope for liberals in the country. During his first term, Iran began edging closer to the West,
