Ferrari Celebrates 70th Birthday in London Exhibition
By Ahmad Rafat
Ferrari, arguably the most exotic car ever built, celebrates its 70th birthday in a special exhibition entitled “Ferrari: Under the Skin” at London’s Design Museum.
The exhibition, which ends on April 15, features...
Temporary Marriages Blamed For Spread of Aids in Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
December 1 is designated as World AIDS Day. The day has been marked around the world every year since 1988 in an effort to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by...
Islamic Republic Keeps Military Advisers in the Middle East
By Ahmad Rafat
Despite strong protests by the international community, Iran continues to expand its sphere of influence in the Middle East. “We have advisers in Yemen,” said Major-General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the commander of...
Tate Modern Shows Iranian Photography Since the Revolution
By Ahmad Rafat
A new exhibition at Tate Modern showcases a vast collection of images by prominent Iranian photographers who documented the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the subsequent Iran-Iraq War.
“Iranian Photobooks: From Revolution To War”...
Whirling Dervishes: An Interview with Painter Irandoust Moghadam
By Ahmad Rafat
The Iranian artist Hossein Irandoust Moghadam was born in 1978 in Iran to an Iranian mother and a Chinese-Iranian father. He was recently in London for an exhibition at London's Gallery 8,...
Dual Nationals Imprisoned in Iran Face Uncertain Fate
By Ahmad Rafat
Efforts by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe have once again highlighted the plight of dual-national Iranians, who are imprisoned on fabricated charges by...
Shirin Neshat Talks About Her Latest Film: A Tribute to Oum Kulthum
By Ahmad Rafat
Shirin Neshat – the Iranian visual artist and filmmaker who won the Silver Lion award for best director at the 2009 Venice International Film Festival for "Women Without Men" – was in...
Iranian Films Win Awards At Venice Film Festival
By Ahmad Rafat
Iranian filmmakers and actors won three awards in the Horizons (Orizzonti) section of the Venice Film Festival earlier this month. The section runs parallel to the main festival competition.
Dominique Welinski and René...
Iraqi Kurdistan Worried About Iran’s Role As It Prepares for Referendum
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic of Iran appears to consider Iraq and the Kurdish region as its own backyard. It seems to believe that it has the right to interfere in the Kurdistan Regional...
Iranian Journalists Urge Their Association to Change Discriminatory Membership Rules
By Ahmad Rafat
In 1997, the Association of Iranian Journalists began its activities as the Iranian branch of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Two months after the 2009 presidential elections, the association was shut...
