Persian Realm

BEYOND WORDS: Group Reading of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh

Shahnameh (The Epic of Kings) composed in the 10th century by Ferdowsi is the Crown Jewel of the Persian literature and is cherished by many Iranians. Shahnameh enthusiasts gather to explain and read excerpts>>>

L'AMOUR FOU: Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé (2010)

Pierre Thoretton's documentary about the rise of famous fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé premiered at TIFF. It is not the first documentary on the Fashion Icon but probably the most intimate to date. >>>

BEATLES are DANGEROUS! : Jesus - The John Lennon Controversy (1966)

In 1966 during an interview with Evening Standard reporter Maureen Cleave, Lennon remarked, "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink, The uproar that followed- burning of Beatles records, and threats from the Ku Klux Klan>>>

THE PRICE OF SILENCE: Azar Nafisi at São Paulo's Book Fair

Best Selling Author and Academic Azar Nafisi's latest book "Things I Have Been Silent About" has been translated in Portuguese. She strongly criticized Brazilian President Lula's friendly stance towards Ahmadinejad. >>>

STRANGE PREDICAMENT: Afrasiabi's Physical Transformation

Not Long ago Iranian-American academic and IRI Apologist, Kaveh Afrasiabi, complained of US police brutality against him while in custody in Cambridge. Lately his loss hair and pale skin contrast sharply with his previous appearance >>>

HISTORY FORUM: David Starkey on "The English Monarchy - A Nation State"

The concept of an "English" nation is much older than that of the "British" nation and the 1990s witnessed a revival in English self-consciousness. Historian David Starkey explains this dichotomy in his award winning series on the Monarchy. >>>

ENDURING LOVE: Looking Back at Shahbanou Farah's Interview with Charlie Rose (2004)

In 2003, Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi wrote her memoires entitled “An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah". In Her Interview with Charlie Rose in 2004, many including Rose still believed the IRI could be Reformed.

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FED UP WITH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS: Ahmadinejad is NOT my Prime Minister !

Dunno For You But Personally I am Fed up with all the Political Correctness that has surrounded the Slogans of the Green Movement to Date. I WANT MY IDENTITY BACK ! >>>

CARLOS - THE JACKAL: Olivier Assayas' Bio Epic on Carlos and the OPEC Hostage Taking

A Film about Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 taking Iranian Jamshid Amouzegar and Saudi Sheik Yamani Hostage. >>>

ROYALTY ON SCREEN: Madonna's Bio Epic Romance on Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson (Due 2011)

Madonna is currently Directing a Bio Epic "W.E" on the Royal Romance between British King Edward VIII and American Divorcee Wallis Simpson which led to the British Monarch's Abdication in favor of his brother King George VI. >>>

PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY: Shah Delivers Speech to Parliament (1951)

The Shah of Iran delivering an address at the opening the new session of the Iranian Parliament in Tehran. In this speech the Shah made his MOST outspoken statement in support of the oil naturalization in Iran. (Oct 11th, 1951) >>>

MOON IN THE MIRROR: The Life and Times of Qamar-ol-Moluk Vaziri

Ghamar-Ol-Molook Vaziri. The First Iranian Woman singer who dared to sing in public without veil, for the first time, 84 years ago. "Mah Dar Aeyneh" is the title of a new play on her life>>>

Rudi Bakhtiar Hits Back At IRI criminal Culprits (VOA Shabahang)

Journalist and Human Rights Activist Roodabeh Bakhtiar (whose uncle was the late Prime Minister Shapour Bakhtiar) slams Ahmadinejad's HR Record and delivers names of IRI officials accountable for criminal behavior. >>>

A KAVOSHGAR IN TEHRAN: A Tribute to Tony Curtis (1925-2010)

Tony Curtis and 3rd wife Leslie ALLEN (1968-1982) with Iranian Journalists at Tehran's Hotel Sheraton for a Press Call during the Tehran International Film Festival. Tony Curtis died of cardiac arrest age 85. ;0( >>>

MOSHIRI's COLD HAND's: Bahram Moshiri Slams Pahlavi Era Gun Ban Policies

Historian Bahram Moshiri on why the Pahlavi Era Efforts to Ban Guns amongst Civilians was wrong as opposed to US Constitution's 2nd Amendment. Needless to say that I slightly disagree with this eminent gentleman ;0) >>>