Category: Arts and Literature
PERSIAN POETRY BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON
PERSIan POETRY BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON AN POETRYTo Baron Von Hammer-Purgstall, who died in Vienna in 1856, we owe our best knowledge of the Persians. He has translated into German, besides … Read More
Smile Buffalo
Buffalo buffalo that Buffalo buffalo buffalo, buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” This is an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs. It has been discussed in literature since … Read More
Goodbye Iran, a Book by Hossein Tirgan
NEW YORK — A native of Tehran, Hossein Tirgan lived through the late 1970s revolution and the Iran-Iraq war. In “Goodbye Iran” (ISBN 0985655305), Tirgan retells the true story of … Read More
جایزه ساخاروف امسال به جعفر پناهی و نسرین ستوده رسید
جعفر پناهی، فیلمساز ایرانی و نسرین ستوده، فعال حقوق بشر زندانی جایزه سال ۲۰۱۲ ساخاروف را که یک جایزه حقوق بشری است، به خود اختصاص دادند. این نخستین بار است … Read More
Iranian born actor mistaken for a terrorist
Iranian born actor mistaken for a terrorist: Homeland star only plays one on TV It’s hard to say that looking like a terrorist would be a good thing, but … Read More
Salman Rushdie: Satanic Verses ‘would not be published today’
Sir Salman Rushdie has said he does not think his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses would be published today because of a climate of “fear and nervousness”. The writer said … Read More
Spray Paint + Fire
Spray Paint + Fire=Amazing Art A different kind of artist creates a most unique kind of art.
Marjane Satrapi Chicken with Plums
Click Here and Listen to the Audio Interview EnlargePatricia Khan/Sony Pictures ClassicsNasser Ali (Mathieu Amalric) is a man who wills himself to die in the film adaptation of Marjane … Read More