Now playing Next See 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next no comment 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
Now playing Next View 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
Now playing Next Iran 36th Fajr International Film Festival kicks off in Tehran The festival will celebrate 120 years of Iranian cinema 24/04/2018
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Cult Iran's complex identities speak through photography like once through poetry After the war with Iraq ended, Iranian prisoners returned home. Their families had been totally unaware of their whereabouts during the conflict 24/07/2017
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
