by Sam Razi | Nov 20, 2009 | Arts and Culture, Featured
(Guardian UK) James Buchan welcomes two attempts to pin down Iran’s past and present James Buchan November 21, 2009 Iran has in abundance first desert and then history. Its written annals go back nearly 3,000 years, while a sort of parallel history, collected by...
by Sam Razi | Jul 14, 2009 | Arts and Culture, Featured, General
By Abbas Milani Wednesday July 15, 2009 What we are witnessing right now in the streets of Tehran is, first and foremost, a political battle for the future of the Iranian state. But closely linked to this political fight is also an old theological dispute about the...
by Sam Razi | Jul 10, 2009 | Arts and Culture, Exclusive, Featured, General
Today I faced a monster Who bared his sharp teeth and claws at me Who ripped the flesh of my brother And drained the blood of my sister in the street I faced his loud roar A putrid stench of hatred drenched me My eyes burned tears of blood My skin crackled and...
by Sam Razi | Apr 13, 2009 | Arts and Culture, Featured
by Kourosh Ziabari The contradictory signs and inconsistent overtures of Iranian and American officials to renormalize their long-muddled ties and become friends again are still indigestible, at least to ordinary observers. President Obama sends a benevolent,...
by Sam Razi | Apr 12, 2009 | Arts and Culture
Iranian director Majid Majidi wants his films to show Western audiences a different image of his homeland, saying Western media portrayals of Iran ignored the country’s rich history. Majidi, best known for his Oscar-nominated film Children of Heaven, is back in US...
