15 February, 2022 • 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.
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15 September, 2021 • Maryam Sophia Jahanbin
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.… Continue reading Hasteem, We Are Here: The Collective for Black Iranians
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4 July, 2021 • Jessica Proett
Jessica Proett reviews Salar Abdoh's empirical novel set during the days when ISIS was running loose across Iraq and Syria.
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