Friday, July 4, 2008 
We wrote about their call for papers a while ago, so consider this your heads up that the Iranian Alliances Across Borders’ 2007 conference schedule and speaker bios are now available.
Pars Arts will be there to blog the whole conference live, hopefully with some short video interviews included as well. The conference will be held […]
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(We’re keeping this round-up short and sweet; check back soon for the word on Norooz celebrations everywhere.)
Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami at MoMAIf you’re lucky enough to be in New York anytime from March 1 through May 28, you’ll want to check out MoMA’s exhibit, Abbas Kiarostami: Image Maker. There’s a gallery installation from 2004 and, in […]
(photo: Takin Aghdashloo)
The message is simple and clear, and graphic designer Takin Aghdashloo’s I Love Tehran shirt embodies the kind of effusive Iran-fondness we like to get behind. If it looks familiar, that’s probably because blogger Hossein Derakhshan has worn it a bunch, once on Canadian TV (case in point: see the photo in this […]
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The Sasanians (aka Sasanids or Sassanians) were leaders of the ancient Persian empire that espoused Zoroastrianism, Iran’s pre-Islamic religion. Overrun by Arab invaders, the Sasanians’ art was a big influence on and precursor for Islamic art.
New York’s Asia Society has a pretty swell exhibit of their art going now through May. The New York Times […]
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British-Somali journalist Rageh Omaar’s documentary about life in Tehran, Rageh Inside Iran, aired a few days ago on BBC 4 and is available in full on Google Video, where you can download it (or click above to see it right here). It’s 90 minutes long, and you’ll want to watch the whole thing when […]
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(photo: Kalamala.com)
by Mariam Hosseini
Faloodeh, albaloo, zoolbiya, toot, gaz, zereshk (pictured) – are you drooling yet? You should be. Every Iranian has their favorite ingredient, that ubiquitous flavor that brings memories rushing back. Unless you’re actually in Iran, you may not be able to get your hands on zoghal akhteh or chaghaleh badoom anytime, but for […]
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We wrote a post about Iranian-American musician Haale after seeing her play live a few weeks ago, and we’re happy to follow that up with a podcast we recorded last week (see below). She released two EPs last month, which you can purchase on her website, haale.com, or via iTunes. Enjoy:
Pars Arts podcast with Haale(Please […]
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