Mohammad Safarian
Asadi: Our Historic Challenge is Our Lack of Dialogue
“Letters to my Torturer” is the title of a new memoir published in English by Houshang Asadi—author, journalist and a former political prisoner. The common experiences of Pahlavi prisons and the prisons of the current political system of Iran, and the presentation of the true story of the dark days ...
Iran's Alternative Calendar
Honesty and justice in reciting the truth have always been among the most praised basic characteristics of those who write history. Yet, have the incidents of our contemporary history been justly and carefully recorded in Persian calendars? Indeed, are tragedies such as the mass murders of political prisoners, the “chain ...
We are all one voice
Reza Deghati is an internationally recognized Iranian artist and photojournalist whose work has appeared for many years in well-known international publications. In the past year he has participated in the Green Movement of Iran time and again and has played an important role in raising awareness about the condition of the ...Let us not assign borders for laughing
For a few years now, the name of a young comedian has become familiar on the British comedy circuit. Her British fans perhaps do not know any more about her than the face that Shappi is an immigrant. For Iranians, however, it is a different story, as we know, Shappi ...These Green Wristbands Will Not Be Forgotten
All Iranians remember November 29, 1997, vividly, the day that the Iran national team tied Australia in Melbourne and advanced to the World Cup for the first time after the establishment of the Islamic Republic. That day, the first street carnival took place in Iran and opened a new chapter ...Iranians Do Not know Persian Classical Literature Either
Note: Jane Lewisohn is a researcher at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Prior to the 1979 Iranian Revolution, she studied Persian literature at Shiraz University, formerly known as Pahlavi. In recent years, Ms. Lewisohn’s research has centered on contemporary Iranian poetry and music, with ...They Called That Day “The New Day”
An Interview with Esmael Khoei, the renowned Iranian poet ...Dance; The Language of Nature
Note: On the threshold of the Iranian New Year, when Spring dances again, we exchanged a few words with Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam, a well-known Iranian artist among connoisseurs of Western performance art. In addition to Iranian folk dances—having studied dances performed in Indonesia like the Barris and Topeng, and traditional ...From Earthly Rebellion to Ethereal Delight
Note: Forty-two years have passed since the death of a woman who was unlike anyone else. Forough Farokhzad lived and wrote her poetry in a different way. Her poetry was the voice of protest for women who, throughout a religion-haunted history, had been deprived of their rights and identities. Here ...The Path Will Show You the Way
Note: Thirty years have passed. Thirty years from what we have named “the Islamic Revolution.” An event which, as its name indicates, brought about a fundamental change in the history, religion, beliefs, and morals of the Iranian people. Years, which on the grand scale of history will seem very short, but do feel especially ...
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Mohammad Safarian
