Obituary: Prof. Akbar Alemi [1945-2020]
Dr Akbar Alami, Iranian university professor, TV presenter, film critic, and director died of the coronavirus on Tuesday, October 13, at the age of 77. […]
Visual Arts
Three Odes to Spring: Shafiei Kadkani
Pari Azarm Motamedi is an Iranian artist now living in Canada whose devotion to literature is manifest in her paintings. Her practice and interests for […]
Postmortem Taste of Cherry: Abbas Kiarostami Deceased
Abbas Kiarostami, the award-winning Iranian director whose 1997 film Taste of Cherry was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival, died aged 76, following […]
Karnameh Exhibition: A Diorama of Arts for Iranian Children
It has often been difficult to trace the development of early children’s literature, widely practiced in the form of stories and songs for children, before […]
Palette: Samira Eskandarfar
Samira Eskandarfar, born in 1980 in Tehran, Iran, is a painter, writer, and filmmaker known for her Neo-Figurative style. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in […]
Illustrator Morteza Zahedi’s Favorite Fiction
Renowned painter, illustrator and sculptor Morteza Zahedi was born in 1978 in Rasht, Iran. Zahedi graduated in painting in 1995 and ever since then has held […]