Tag Archives: Iranian Music
Arts and Culture, Featured, General, Must Read May 16, 2010

Video: BBC Persian Documentary on Iranian Maestro, Shajarian

Iranian Maestro Shajarian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfX8ir7XH7c

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Arts and Culture, Featured, From the Web, General, Must Read March 26, 2010

For Your Weekend Viewing Pleasure

(Pedestrian Blog) | March 26, 2010 I’ve been meaning to post this for some time now. BaroBax is one of Iran’s most famous bands right now (their site needs some English editing, calling them “an alternative video and music producer”) …And irrespective of how you feel about their music, they are part of the crowd [...]

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Arts and Culture, Featured, General February 22, 2010

Texas artist breathes new life into old Iranian protest anthem

(Homy Lafayette’s Iran News Blog) | February 13, 2010 Texas artist breathes new life into old Iranian protest anthem In early December of 2009, a new, hypnotic version of the 1970s protest anthem ‘Yareh Dabestaniyeh Man’ (My schoolfriend) appeared on the web site of Where Is My Vote – New York. The fresh take on [...]

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Arts and Culture, Business, General February 20, 2010

Iran bans concert tours

(News24.com) | February 20, 2010 Tehran – Iran has banned travel agencies from organising tours to countries where concerts are held during Shi’ite mourning holidays, newspapers quoted a tourism official as saying on Saturday. The move came after Iran’s tourism organisation banned package holidays to neighbouring Dubai where concerts by expat Iranian singers were to [...]

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Arts and Culture, Featured, General February 19, 2010

Rebuilding music in Iran

(Boston Globe) | February 19, 2010 By Andrew Gilbert Masters turn to new generation The Islamic revolution that engulfed Iran in 1979 didn’t just sweep away the old political order. Under Ayatollah Khomeini’s strict interpretation of Shiite Islam, just about every form of music was banned, including the nation’s supremely sophisticated classical tradition with roots [...]

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Featured January 13, 2012

Feature: Instagrams from Iran (picture compilation)

A few pictures from Iran, taken by ordinary people and posted to Instagram

Featured December 28, 2011

Iran Feature: Former Detainee Sarah Shourd “The Plight of Iranians and 3 Decades of US Foreign Policy”

The incredible thing for me was that so many Iranians worldwide took the time to care about us despite the thousands of other political prisoners they have to worry about. “I’m an Iranian boy ashamed for what our government did to three American hikers,” another message on Facebook says. “I want you to know Iranian people are with you and against their own government. Iran’s regime is not chosen by Iranian people. They kill and torture us and we are all in a very big prison named Iran.”

Featured December 14, 2011

Iran Feature: The Supreme Leader Is Worried — Three Developments You Probably Don’t Know

Our partner, EAWorldView, has published a ground-breaking piece on Iran’s Supreme Leader. This is a must-read.

Exclusive December 10, 2011

Live-blog: Russia, what’s next?

Exclusive November 28, 2011

Live-blog: Egypt Elections, Day 1

A historic day: The first post-Mubarak elections in Egypt

Featured November 24, 2011

Journalist Mona Eltahawy’s harrowing ordeal – beating, sexual assault and arrest in Egypt – in her own words and tweets

“The past 12 hrs were painful and surreal but I know I got off much much easier than so many other Egyptians.”