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Warring Factions: Iranian-American Break Dancer Defies Homeland Security With Film

Los Angeles, California — May 2, 2009 — Iranian-American filmmaker Justin Mashouf will be screening his feature-length documentary, “Warring Factions,” on May 2nd as a part of the 3rd Annual Noor International Film Festival—the largest Iranian film festival in America. After screening the 70-minute documentary, Mashouf will speak about his experiences in Iran, his detention by Homeland Security and the confiscation of his video footage on suspicion of terrorism.

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Isfahan: Iran’s Hidden Jewel – By Andrew Lawler

Four hundred years ago, Isfahan was larger than London and more cosmopolitan than Paris. The city’s most famous bridge, Si-o Seh Pol (Bridge of 33 Arches) is nearly 1,000 feet long and 45 feet wide.

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Isfahan: Iran's Hidden Jewel – By Andrew Lawler

Isfahan: Iran's Hidden Jewel – By Andrew Lawler

Zoroastrian Fire Temple (near Isfahan) - Original Photo by: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Zoroastrian Fire Temple (near Isfahan) - Original Photo by: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Four hundred years ago, Isfahan was larger than London and more cosmopolitan than Paris. The city’s most famous bridge, Si-o Seh Pol (Bridge of 33 Arches) is nearly 1,000 feet long and 45 feet wide.

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Images from Iran: Interview with American Artist Tom Loughlin

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WASHINGTON, DC – As a hardcore Iranian (whatever that means) and connoisseur of all art forms, we tend to think that some Americans don’t necessarily love “eye-ran” because, well, we live in the US and read the “news” here too — and have been aware of all the negative point-of-views and dehumanizing media descriptions of our people and country – but as we knowingly spew the wrong in an attempt to defend Iran, we’re quickly righted by yet another amazing artist that manages to bridge the pseudo-facts that decorate the newspapers (and our dinner-party conversations) with the beauty of human life… as it is in Iran, and has brought us back to: love.

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