Friday, July 4, 2008 
Today’s Washington Post extensively covered Persian poet Rumi, who’s been dead for hundreds of years but must be tickled about UNESCO’s declaration that 2007 is the International Year of Rumi.
Rumi was born in present-day Afghanistan and died in present-day Turkey, and according to Wikipedia, he wrote primarily in Persian but also penned some verses in […]
Filed under: CULTURE, EVENTS, HISTORY, POETRY
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This is a quick history lesson in Iranian philanthropy from PARSA. (It’s also the first YouTube video I’ve seen with a legal warning before it begins, which was a little jarring.) I think this would benefit from more text on screen, particularly because there are a lot of Persian terms and old Iranian leaders mentioned, […]
Filed under: NON-PROFIT, PHILANTHROPY, VIDEOS
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From Publisher’s Weekly:
Canadian author Shahir Shahidsaless is suing the Nobel Prize winner and Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi. Shahidsaless says Ebadi went back on her word regarding getting a publisher for a book the two had coauthored after Ebadi was warned by her publisher and agent that the book’s publication might spoil sales of […]
Filed under: GAY & LESBIAN, HUMAN RIGHTS, IMMIGRATION, LEGAL, NEWS, WOMEN
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Bebin.tv has revamped their site since the last time I checked out the site, and it looks great! It features more content, including a blog, embeddable videos, RSS feeds and it works on Macs. Nice work, Bebin! I love this cooking segment on Kaleh Pacheh:
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Filed under: FOOD, INTERNET, IRANIAN MEDIA, RESOURCES, VIDEOS
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Pars Arts usually focuses on culture and media that is mahdood (forbidden) in Iran. But Iran has no shortage of mojaz (permitted) culture - music, films and television approved by the regime. While it is true that the many Iranian families have satellite TV beaming in Voice of America and Tapesh, there is no shortage […]
Filed under: CULTURE, FILM, TELEVISION, VIDEOS
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Iranian singer Elahe (also spelled “Elaheh”) died recently, following by just a few months the death of Mahasti. There are a few great videos of her on YouTube, below. This one is very scratchy but it looks like it’s from the ’50s, and the camera work is so strange:
This video is more recent but unfortunately […]
Filed under: MUSIC, NOSTALGIA, OBITUARIES, VIDEOS
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They’ve only been around for about a year, but Beyond Persia is already making waves in the Bay Area with their frequent arts and culture events. Their latest offering is Celluloid, a film and photography exhibit running at Gallery One in San Francisco through September 8. The event includes prominent Iranian-American artists Shadi Yousefian, Sara […]
Filed under: ART, EVENTS, NON-PROFIT
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