Matthew Rankin’s love of Iran’s filmmaking titans inspires his on-screen vision of a make-believe Winnipeg. The quickest way ...

He also studied at the American University of Cairo and the University of Damascus. He has taught courses on Arabic and Persian languages and Middle Eastern History at various institutions and ...

Discover which Persian words we use in English and other facts about the language. Also available in Persian with audio.

With her friend Atefeh's assistance, she begins a ruse to keep the child a secret. A young Iranian mother takes refuge in an Australian women's shelter with her six-year-old daughter during the ...

The film’s surrealism is not a new style for Rankin, whose 2019 directorial debut, “The Twentieth Century,” received positive reviews from critics as a surrealist black comedy. Even though “Universal ...

TEHRAN-Hakim Nizami is a poet who has an enduring status and lasting legacy throughout the Persian-speaking lands. With the ...