Iranian culture

Business

How the rug got pulled from under Iran's traditional carpet weavers

The export of traditional Persian rugs from Iran, a market which once exceeded $2 billion, has plummeted to less than $50 million in the last year.

04/05/2024

Culture news

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returns to competition with a headscarf

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi has taken part in her first international event since being detained by Iranian officers for competing without a headscarf. Rekabi competed with her hair covered at the IFSC World Cup women’s boulder event in Italy.

12/06/2023

Culture news

Iranian women and Selena Gomez support girls arrested for dancing

Five Iranian teenage girls issued a public apology for dancing to a Selena Gomez song without wearing hijabs. But the singer and Iranian women have come out in support of the teens.

22/03/2023

Culture news

Five Iranian girls detained for dancing in viral TikTok video

Five teenage girls in Iran danced to a Selena Gomez song in a TikTok video which has gone viral. They were detained by so-called "Guidance Patrol" and reportedly forced to make an apology.

16/03/2023

Iran

Iran: Why are protesters risking jail to tweet about meat patties?

A well-known Iranian chef with millions of social media followers was detained after posting a video showing home cooks how to prepare traditional Persian kotlets.

06/01/2023

Culture news

Best of Culture 2022: Best Films of the Year Roundup

In case you missed our daily reviews in our End of Year Advent Calendar, here's a handy roundup of the Best Films of the Year

22/12/2022

Culture news

Best of Culture 2022: Day 16 - Top Films of the Year

The debut film by Panah Panahi – son of acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who was sentenced to six years in prison by the country’s oppressive regime this year – is an equally heartbreaking and heartwarming family drama.

16/12/2022

Iran

'No indication' situation of Iranian women will improve, says US

Using violence against protestors is a sign of the Iranian government's "weakness", not strength, said top US diplomat Antony Blinken.

05/12/2022

Culture news

Iran protests: Why is cutting hair an act of rebellion?

Women in Iran and all over the world have been burning headscarves, shouting “Women, life, freedom” and some have also cut or shaved their hair in public. Here's why.

06/10/2022

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Iranian epic shadow play on show in Beijing

A shadow play that combines puppetry, art and digital animation to tell an ancient Persian tale marveled theater lovers at Beijing's Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on Wednesday.

25/11/2018

Iran

Euroviews. Compulsory hijab and the dignity of women | View

Ultimately, this is not about a piece of cloth but about a woman’s worth, her dignity. If a woman cannot determine how to dress, how can she be a responsible person? If she cannot control how to cover her head, how can she control what goes on inside her head?

29/08/2018

Iran

36th Fajr International Film Festival kicks off in Tehran

The festival will celebrate 120 years of Iranian cinema

24/04/2018

Iran

Movement against Iran's headscarf law gains momentum

A renewed wave of protest to get rid of the strict laws that force Iranian women to wear hijabs in public has gained momentum on social media.

30/01/2018

Cult

Iran's complex identities speak through photography like once through poetry

24/07/2017

Cult

Sima Bina: a life devoted to Iranian folk music

Mett Iranian folk music master Sima Bina, who has devoted her life to keeping alive melodies from every corner of Iran and beyond.

15/09/2016

Cinema

'No Land's Song': when art triumphs over ignorance in Iran

An Iranian film maker follows his sister in her relentless quest to organise a public concert featuring female solo singers - which has been forbidden in Iran since the Islamic Revolution.

25/03/2016