Iran

AsiaSociety.org articles, op-eds, videos and blog posts on Iran.

NEW YORK, March 4, 2011 - Columbia University professor Hamid Dabashi discusses filmmaker Jafar Panahi and Iranian cinema with Asia...

Iranian-American comedian hopes to break stereotypes and get a few laughs along the way.

Columbia scholar explains charges against Iran's Jafar Panahi, and how social trauma can lead to major cinema.

Jafar Panahi's "Crimson Gold" uncovers Iranian class resentments and the legacy of its war with Iraq.

NEW YORK, March 4, 2011 - Columbia University's Hamid Dabashi discusses the critique of Iranian society presented in Jafar Panahi's 2003...

Panelists assess the Iranian director's predicament in light of ongoing political turmoil in the Middle East.

NEW YORK, March 2, 2011 - Hamid Dabashi, Hadi Ghaemi, Negar Mottahedeh, and Richard Peña assess the plight of Iranian filmmaker Jafar...

Jafar Panahi's film finds a striking metaphor for the predicament of the country's women.

NEW YORK, February 26, 2011 - Duke University literature professor Negar Mottahedeh unravels the metaphor of Jafar Panahi's 2006 film...

Asia Society salutes the directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof at the start of a four-film series.

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