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Iranian Green Movement Honored by New York’s School of Visual Arts “Where Is My Vote” Exhibition

Iranian Green Movement Honored by New York’s School of Visual Arts “Where Is My Vote” Exhibition

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Remembering Tehran Trees

Remembering Tehran Trees

High Speed / Low Speed Source: Jadid Online August 2010 A few years ago, passers-by in Tajrish Square in north Tehran could not fail to notice the appearance of a colossal board erected by the Municipality. The image on the board, copied from a photo taken in the early Pahlavi years, depicted the same square [...]

Persian Music at the Glass House

Persian Music at the Glass House

High Speed / Low Speed Source: Jadid Online August 2010 Heerlen, an old city in the south east of the Netherlands, is perhaps best known for its multicultural arts center, Shunck which is housed in a landmark building known as the Glass Palace. The cultural centre is home to a leading international music school and [...]

Shajarian’s Beloved ‘Rabbana’ So Far Absent From Iran’s Ramadan Celebrations

Shajarian’s Beloved ‘Rabbana’ So Far Absent From Iran’s Ramadan Celebrations

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) August 17, 2010 Traditionally aired on Iranian state television and radio during the month of Ramadan, an Islamic prayer called “Rabbana,” sung by 69-year-old Mohammad Reza Shajarian, has yet to be broadcast this year, leading to speculation that Shajarian’s criticism of last year’s postelection crackdown is the reason. For [...]

Intelligence Ministry Agents Declare Leader Cancels Cinema Gathering

Intelligence Ministry Agents Declare Leader Cancels Cinema Gathering

By Parastu Sepehri Source: Rooz Online August 10, 2010 A short notice by the managers of Khane Cinema – which translates into the House of Cinema and is Iran’s official organization for the cinema industry – has cancelled a gathering titled “Pursuit of Job Security and Social Welfare for Cinema Professionals.” One prominent cinema director [...]

Iran’s historical artefacts on sale!

Iran’s historical artefacts on sale!

By Hamid Ahadi Source: The Green Voice of Freedom (GVF) August 8, 2010 The publication of a report in Hamshahri Mah about plans by the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization to organize a sale of the country’s historical artifacts revealed another behind-the-scenes effort by Ahmadinejad’s chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei, to engage in activities outside the [...]

Iranian film-maker Panahi to present film in Venice

Iranian film-maker Panahi to present film in Venice

Source: Agence France Presse (AFP) August 7, 2010 ROME — Celebrated Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi, who was freed on bail in May after three months in jail, is to attend the world premiere of his latest work “The Accordion”, the Venice Film festival said Friday. “Jafar Panahi is expected in Venice for the Giornate degli [...]

Iranian film-maker Panahi to present film in Venice

Iranian film-maker Panahi to present film in Venice

Source: Agence France Presse (AFP) August 6, 2010 ROME — Celebrated Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi, who was freed on bail in May after three months in jail, is to attend the world premiere of his latest work “The Accordion”, the Venice Film festival said Friday. “Jafar Panahi is expected in Venice for the Giornate degli [...]

Sumbat of Julfa

Sumbat of Julfa

Source: Jadid Online July 2010 High Speed / Low Speed The Iranian-Armenian watercolorist Sumbat Der Kiureghian was born in 1913 in Iran, lived there until 1980, and then moved to the United States where he died in 1999. He is renowned within artistic circles throughout the world for his astonishingly colourful alluring aquarelles. Although in [...]

Lady of Roses

Lady of Roses

Source: Jadid Online July 2010 High Speed / Low Speed There are some people who have had such a varied and interesting life that any single part of it can be made the subject of a fascinating documentary film. The late Homayoun Sanatizadeh can undoubtedly be included in this category. He was a cultured man, [...]

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