Originally, Khorshid Khanom or “Sun Lady,” was the symbol of the Mother Goddess, but later she became the goddess of fertility and water, and the protector of her believers.[read more>>]
“The authors put the rather (to Western eyes) rectilinear gardens into context of surrounding landscape, buildings and the crucial subtle interactions of the shade, scent and color of plants and the all-important sound and sight of water.”- – Publisher’s Weekly[read more>>]
“A landmark study of a seminal Iranian filmmaker…Makhmalbaf will for a long time define the way social history of contemporary Iranian cinema ought to be written.”[read more>>]
“…Dabashi brilliantly weaves together Iranian cinema, literature, history, philosophy, and politics in a national and global setting…” – Ramin Bahrani, filmmaker, director of Man Push Cart.[read more>>]
“Ghani is unique: a scholar and film obsessive of vast erudition who owes no favors to man or studio.[read more>>]
Although most people do not speak of theater and Iran in the same breath, dramatic expression has always been a fixture of Iranian culture.[read more>>]
In distinctive ways, Iran is one of the most photogenic countries in the world — a place where dazzling architecture is set amid desolate expanses of desert or steppe; where snow-capped mountains plunge dramatically to a seacoast of steamy lushness;[read more>>]
“A collection of intriguing drawings by one of Iran’s foremost graphic artists, currently living outside the country…Mohassess’ art is intended to force viewers to examine and question political developments taking place in Iran.”- – Middle East Journal[read more>>]
“An innovative introduction to the music and culture of Iran. . . . Important terms, instruments, repertories, and personalities are cataloged and thoroughly explained, making it accessible to anyone.[read more>>]
