Let Your Head Breathe
In my final class today, I screened Abbas Kiarostami‘s 2002 film, Ten. The preceding lecture addressed female empowerment and the …
Category Archives: Iran
Qaddafi’s Western Academic Stooges
Synonymous though Sundays are with tranquillity and kindness (doesn’t the world seem a kinder place with church bells clanging and Labradors gambolling with small children feeding …
On Songs, Laughter and Late Night Editing
The revolution was a roaring success and after having spent the afternoon celebrating with a victory tea party I am …
Owning the Night: Nature’s Last Patriarchal Frontier
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream …
Eid Mubarak!
I cannot decide whether I am a very remiss blogger, or timely – accordingly to Google, yesterday was Eid al-Adha. …
Ahmadinejad, Harbinger of Peace
I kid you not, for his forthcoming visit to Lebanon has been billed as a “historic event” and likely to …
Eid Mubarak!
After much hmmming and hawing over the actual date of this year’s Eid, I have decided to enter the celebratory …
Clothilde Reiss Freed
After almost one year, the French teacher is returning from Iran: Reiss, a French teacher at Isfahan university in central …
Women Shaketh the Earth
At least according to the latest conclusions by Iranian cleric, Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi : Many women who do not dress modestly …
The Cyber Army Cometh
Much as I would love to explore the following news more, it is late (I have been diligently awoken by …
