Roxana Vilk’s Personal History of Iranian Music
In this month's music column, Melissa Chemam talks to a British national with an Iranian heart and musical heritage.
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Alireza Iranmehr: “Buenos Aires of Her Eyes”
One of contemporary Iran's best storytellers conjures a tale of octogenarian love in a Nabokovian mode.
Hawra Al-Nadawi: “Tuesday and the Green Movement”
Translator Alice Guthrie shares a preview of Al-Nadawi's exquisite 2017 novel "Qismet," a Kurdish story set in Iraq and Iran.
The Art of Remembrance in “Abacus of Loss”
Sherine Elbanhawy lives in the pages of a memoir in verse and finds herself reluctant to leave, identifying with how its author unpacks the complexities of exile, home, family and love.
Atia Shafee: Raw and Distant Memories
Artist Atia Shafee hopes that her paintings will "resonate, trigger, and challenge, drawing the observer into the experience," imparting a universal appreciation for art.
Farzad Kohan: Love, Migration, Identity
Farzad Kohan's art is a bridge and commentary on his Iranian and American worlds, sometimes converging, at other times colliding.
Baba Karam Lessons: Artist Amitis Motevalli
Iranian American artist Amitis Motevalli performs "baba karam" dance lessons, in a caricature of the street tough dance called “jahel,” often performed by women in drag as a commentary on gender and class constrictions.
Hasteem, We Are Here: The Collective for Black Iranians
Twelve Gates Arts and the Collective for Black Iranians are hosting “Hasteem: We Are Here” from September 3–24, 2021. Maryam Sophia Jahanbin Content warning: enslavement, land and labor acknowledgement. Consistent… Continue reading Hasteem, We Are Here: The Collective for Black Iranians
“Off the Radar” Grapples with Iranian-American Identities
Off the Radar: A Father’s Secret, a Mother’s Heroism, and a Son’s Quest, by Cyrus Copeland Blue Rider Press (2015) ISBN: 9780399158506 Jordan Elgrably Having parents from two different… Continue reading “Off the Radar” Grapples with Iranian-American Identities