Rappers and rap music have been a vocal presence in the deadly protests taking place in Iran. The unrest began after a young woman named Jina Amini — also known as Mahsa — died while in custody of ...

With the rise of avant-garde filmmakers in the 1960s, Iran’s New Wave emerged, marked by the works of pioneers like Ebrahim Golestan, Farrokh Ghaffari, Hajir Darioush, and Forough Farrokhzad. Later, ...

(LONDON) — An Iranian court sentenced outspoken rapper Toomaj Salehi to death after his arrest over songs that criticized the government, his lawyer said Wednesday. “The primary court sentenced Toomaj ...

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters Life!) - Baggy jeans, baseball caps and 13th century Farsi poetry may not appear to be natural bedfellows, unless you are an Iranian rap artist. Sign up here. Iranian rappers ...

The death sentence against an Iranian rap artist whose case has drawn global criticism has been overturned. In a pair of updates shared to Twitter over the weekend, Amir Raesian, a lawyer for ...

The rise of a post-hijab aesthetic and rejections of linear narratives and techniques have given way to a new Iranian underground cinema. Here's a deep dive into its evolution. With the rise of ...

NPR's Scott Simon speak to Nahid Siamdoust, assistant professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, about the role of... Rappers and rap music have been a vocal presence in ...

Toomaj Salehi, a dissident Iranian rapper, was sentenced to death earlier this week for releasing music critical of the government and in support of the 2022 protests in Iran. Salehi’s lawyer, Amir ...