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Iran
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Iranian Documentary ‘The Gardener’, on Religion and Baha’i Garden
Read more: Iranian Documentary ‘The Gardener’, on Religion and Baha’i GardenThe Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf opens “The Gardener” with the declaration: “I am an agnostic filmmaker.” From anyone else, this might seem like a simple statement, but not from the complex Mr. Makhmalbaf. In 1974, when he was 17, religious…
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Embassy Of Iran in Jerusalem
Read more: Embassy Of Iran in JerusalemThere is no embassy of Iran in Jerusalem. We ask why. We are a group of artists living and creating in Jerusalem, trying to create a new reality. one which we can identify with. A reality of dialogue between the…
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Art in Exile: Women Without Men
Read more: Art in Exile: Women Without MenFor third world artists who are forced into exile, the creativity process could be greatly challenged due to displacement in language, community and history. Many filmmakers in exile tend to look at their connection to the homeland in strictly political…
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Art Behind Bars: Prison Art by Soudabeh Ardavan
Read more: Art Behind Bars: Prison Art by Soudabeh ArdavanCharged with participating in demonstrations against the Islamic Republic of Iran, Soudabeh Ardavan was held for eight years (1981-1989) in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison. She found sanity and solace through the forbidden activities of drawing and painting, secretly producing paint…
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Running for Peace
Read more: Running for Peace“He’s been running all his life, running for freedom, running for peace.It started when he ran away from home at the age of eight. Later he ran away from his homeland, Iran, and spent seven years on a bicycle, pedaling…