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A New Age of Iranian Cinema Is on Display at the Oscars

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” an Oscar-nominated movie filmed in secret in Iran, highlights the Iranian film world’s groundbreaking new work, inspired by the...

‘Baraye,’ the Anthem of Iran’s Protest Movement, Is Honored With a Grammy

Shervin Hajipour won in a new special merit category recognizing a song for social change. The song has become the anthem of protests that have...

Strikes Across Iran Lead to Shuttered Shops and Ghost Towns

Activists say it is the next phase in an uprising that began in September, after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of...