AL-ULA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Exile Iranian musicians critical of religious hardliners in Tehran converged this month to perform in the most unlikely locale: Saudi Arabia. Taking place amid ...
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Iran's first woman orchestra conductor inspires
When Paniz Faryoussefi mounts the podium and reaches for her baton, she represents more than just the hope of a thrilling orchestral performance. The eyes turned towards her in Tehran's renowned ...
Nehedar will bring her new music to life in a performance on June 19 at FeelBeit in Jerusalem. Maureen Nehedar’s latest single, “Chesed,” for which she wrote both lyrics and music, marks a poignant ...
TEHRAN, Iran -- In 1980s Iran, the music all but died. Clerics banned secular songs as un-Islamic. Police stopped cars to check tape decks, and smashed offending tapes. Women were barred from singing ...
Welcome to Scene Report where we highlight significant, underground scenes and subcultures across the globe. Azadi Sedaa, or voice of freedom, is an autonomous and anonymous international collective ...
Rights activist Maryam Karimbeigi has been sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for attending a concert by the popular Iranian singer Ebi in Turkey. Amir Raisian, Karimbeigi's lawyer, ...
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