Detention of Photojournalist Nooshin Jafari Upsets Iran’s Artistic Community
By Azadeh Karimi
More than 200 people in the Iranian film and theater community have released a statement expressing their concerns about the wellbeing of Nooshin Jafari, a photojournalist and culture reporter who was arrested...
Shah’s Handwritten Letter Found by Iranian Police in Illegal Antique Shop
By Azadeh Karimi
Tehran police have discovered a handwritten...
Oscars Selection Process Criticized by Iran’s Filmmakers
By Azadeh Karimi
The Farabi Cinema Foundation (FCF), which promotes the Islamic Republic’s film industry abroad, has selected “Finding Farideh,” a feature-length documentary, as a contender in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the...
Shirin Neshat to Get Her First-Ever West Coast Retrospective at The Broad in LA
The first major West Coast retrospective of the Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat opens in mid-October at The Broad in Los Angeles.
“Shirin Neshat: I Will Greet the Sun Again” will survey 25 years of Neshat’s...
Iranian Officials Recover Missing Equestrian Artefacts from Museum Collection
Authorities in Tehran have recovered several valuable artifacts that had gone missing when a historic equestrian collection was moved from the Ghasre Firouzeh Museum to its new home at the Sports, Olympic and Paralympic...
Iran Has Banned 52 Women Musicians from Performing Since January
The Iranian authorities have banned the cellist Elmira Nematzadeh and the daf player Negar Ezazi, two female members of the music band Hamnavazan Hesar, from accompanying the tar virtuoso, songwriter and singer Ali Ghamsari...
Iranian-Americans Cook Up a Storm in Los Angeles Times Food Bowl
By Fred Parvaneh
Every year, the Los Angeles Times promotes a citywide celebration of food called "Food Bowl" that features a select number of restaurants offering special menus.
Momed, a Mediterranean restaurant with locations in Beverly...
Tehran Reverses Decision to Rename Streets After Famous Iranian Poets, Artists
The Tehran City Council will probably abandon plans to rename several streets after prominent Iranian cultural figures including poets Forough Farrokhzad (1934-1967) and Simin Behbahani (1927-2014), and classical Persian singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian (1940-),...
Monir Farmanfarmaian’s First Posthumous Exhibition to Open in Sharjah
The first posthumous retrospective of the Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian is due to open at the Sharjah Art Foundation in the United Arab Emirates in October.
Monir, the charismatic, silver-haired artist who produced stunning...
Iranian Singer Alireza Ghorbani’s Concert Is Canceled for Security Reasons
The Iranian authorities have canceled a Tehran concert by the singer-songwriter Alireza Ghorbani earlier this month because of security concerns related to an unscheduled visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi.
In a message posted...
