Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists of Iran (RAHANA)
March 3, 2010
Amir Ali Haj Mohammad Rezaee, a detained Allameh University student, has only contacted his family since his arrest more than 20 days ago.
RAHANA – The family of Amir Ali Haj Mohammad Rezaee are extremely concerned for their son who has only contacted them once since [...]
By Abbas Djavadi
Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
February 22, 2010
After Tehran’s massive state show of power on the anniversary of the Islamic revolution and the harsh crackdown on all protests since the disputed presidential election in June, it would require extraordinary courage to stage even a small demonstration in Iran.
But a week ago, ethnic [...]
By Derek Beres
Source: Huffington Post
February 21, 2010
While I understand the plight of the Western classical world in trying to sustain its heritage, this type of music never really grabbed my attention. I could appreciate its beauty from a distance, but so much of it, not the least its presentation, never sat well with me. It [...]
February 2010
High speed - Low speed
Bernard O’Kane, a professor of Islamic art and architecture at the American University of Cairo in Egypt was recently invited to London to meet with other scholars at a gathering hosted by the Iran Society. There he expanded on Iranian art and architecture during the Islamic period.
According to Professor O’Kane [...]
January 31, 2010
Source: Los Angeles Times Babylon & Beyond
Will the truth triumph over superstition and dogma?
That was the question hovering in a Tehran theater Sunday afternoon as 14 men and women in black clothes circled around the astronomer Galileo Galilei in director Dariush Farhang’s sometimes nightmarish, politically loaded rendition of the 1943 play “The Life [...]
January 2010
High Speed / Low Speed
The ancient Citadel of Bam in the province of Kerman in southeast Iran has had an illustrious history. It was originally constructed during the Sassanid period and was considerably renovated and extended by the Safavids, after which the whole vast complex covered six square kilometres. Built out of mud brick, [...]
January 18, 2010
Planet Iran editorial
So far this year, the Fajr Film Festival which has been a mainstay of cultural and cinematic crowning glory of the Islamic regime, now, in it’s 28th year, has been a non-starter.
The Film Festival scheduled for January 25th through February 4th has had one filmmaker after another dropping out, refusing to [...]
High Speed – Low Speed
January 2010
Source: Jadid Online
Zayanderud, one of the most important rivers in Iran, stretches over four hundred km from west to east. The existence of the city of Isfahan and the surrounding area depends on this river. In addition to its function in the city, the river has a fundamental role in [...]
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