"I draw deep inspiration from the narrative elements of Persian miniature painting. This quality inspires me to use metaphor ...

In a conversation with Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay, she discussed her journey, the considerable challenges encountered by women filmmakers in Iran, the prevalence of male dominance in the Iranian film ...

The writer explains how the work of the Iranian photographer Hoda Afshar helps her feel connected to her homeland ...

The Iranian films have been selected to be shown in different ... and “Maria” by Mahdi Asghari Azghadi. In the Children Films Section, “Nowruz” by Soheil Movaffagh, “Jockey” by Hadi Shariati, and ...

Sources have told BBC Persian that he had less than 15 minutes ... after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was detained by morality police in September for allegedly ...

Pictures of Belonging” traces the careers of three female artists who flourished despite the U.S. government’s imprisonment ...

My style icon is David Bowie. I was 13 when he appeared. I had an electric guitar. Hunky Dory was a revelation. Like everyone ...

At Lake Harriet, the Art Shanty Projects returns with ice-bound art installations ... Over at MSP Film Society’s Main Cinema, an Iranian film series uncovers narratives from Tehran — stories that ...

Their strained relationship unfolds alongside the husband’s growing bond with a blind woman he trains for a footrace at his ... Accompanying the play is Unseen Iran: A Celebration of Iranian Art & ...

An increasing number of women are choosing ... me to have children anymore. Searching for reasons not to have a child started to feel ridiculous,” she said. Sawa hosts art workshops that ...

She was previously married to now-deceased art dealer Alec Wildenstein and shared two children with him. Jocelyn Wildenstein, who was a skilled hunter and pilot, met her former husband Alec N.