Iran’s theocracy has waged a long war against the nation’s artists. A debut film by this Iranian artist is something that’s easy to eagerly anticipate.

There were many provincial capitals. Most Iranians converted to Islam over a period of three centuries. The first generations of Iranian Muslims assimilated the culture of Arab conquerors and did not ...

Arrested by Iran's morality police for violating the ... In particular, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has been "instrumental in silencing artists through online and physical ...

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the Iranian people or Persian culture? Suleymani: Unfortunately, we always in the United States have misperceptions [about] Iran. I mean hearing me, I can speak Turkish...they are so surprised.

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some "at a very high level and important to Iran and the Iranian culture", and warned they would be "hit very fast and hard" if Tehran carried out revenge attacks on US interests or personnel.

The insidious monstrousness of Iran’s regime and culture is brutally censured by The Seed of the Sacred Fig, in theaters Nov.