Check out our beloved Persian rap superstars, the super-duper talented, Zed Bazi song: Koocheh (street).

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The Dax Foundation - Performing Arts Charitable Trust presents: Pericles Redux by Not Man Apart , a physical-theatre ensemble founded and directed by Iranian artist and Julliard Fellow, John Farmanesh-Bocca.

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Candlelight Vigil Union Square, NYC

 

By Taraneh Zaman

Not surprisingly, the phrase “the dog days of summer” never translates well into Farsi. June 12, 2009 jolted the passions of [the] Iranian community and others like no other in recent memory. Across the spectrum, the election and its aftermath took the political experts by surprise, though no clear consensus [has] emerged about what the images exposed through Twitter, Youtube, and Facebook signified.

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In a new interview for his just released film, Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen’s uber-gay character is asked: “If you had a chance to go on a date with  Kim Jong -il or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who would you choose and what would you do?”

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Your favorite Persian circuit-bending-lounge-musicians: Jhanvieh release their new album titled; “Gorg” (Wolf).

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Camp Ayandeh 2009 - Photo by: Leyla Serway

By Leyla Serway

IAAB Staff Member

Games of vasati under blue skies, evening celebrations of Iranian holidays, and music of the Daf and Tombak – these activities only begin to describe the week at Camp Ayandeh 2009.

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