‘Sunless Shadows’ Review: A Harsh Look at Iranian Women in Prison
nytimes.com - Mehrdad Oskouei’s latest documentary, “Sunless Shadows,” is a startling, raw confrontation with Iran’s patriarchy. A poignant follow-up to…
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Iran Reverses Decision to Give Public Lands To Religious Endowment Following Uproar
Radiofarda - Public uproar over news that vast lands around Damavand Mountain, a national symbol was handed over to a…
Court Donates Part of Iran’s Highest Mountain To A Religious Organization
Radiofarda - In an odd and unprecedented ruling Iran's Supreme Court has handed over the ownership of part of the…
Iran Security Forces Prevent Friends, Fans Visiting Poet’s Grave On Anniversary
Radiofarda - The Iranian Writers Association on Friday said security forces prevented the friends and fans of Ahmad Shamlou, prominent…
THE FAIRIES: An opera banned in Tehran is released in Amsterdam
PayvandNews - The Persian Dutch Network presents a recording which has been banned in Tehran for three decades: an opera…
Newly unearthed workshops may push back history of Isfahan by millennia
PayvandNews - Archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of two workshops, estimated to date from the Parthian era (247 BC -…
Funeral for Muslim Sect’s Spiritual Leader Draws Thousands to Sulaymaniyah
VOA - Thousands of Sufi mourners attended the funeral of their spiritual leader, Sheikh Mohammad al-Kasnazani, Friday in Iraq’s northeastern…
Tehran’s Anthropology Museum ‘Cleaned Out’ By Burglars
Radiofarda - Burglars have "cleaned out" the Museum of Anthropology of old Tehran without leaving traces, the state-run Iran Students…
Discover Ghadamgah: A millennia-old place of worship embedded beneath rock cliff
PayvandNews - The creation of rock architecture across the Iranian plateau is influenced by the religious, geographical, and political atmosphere…
The Forgotten History of Iranian Nationalism
Radiozamaneh - The origin of Iranian nationalism remains a matter of debate. Many argue that it starts with Cyrus the…