Mohammad Rasoulof had crossed the Iranian border on foot into exile before the Tehran authorities got wind of his covertly shot new film The Seed of the Sacred Fig. In this domestic conspiracy ...

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The most powerful asset in any negotiation is the ability to walk away from the table. This depends on what alternative ...

In 2023, Tatami was the first-ever film to be co-directed by an Israeli (Guy Nattiv) and an Iranian (Zar Amir). And in 2024 ...

The historical record is there for all to see. In 1898, Hawaii was forcibly annexed by the U.S. In 1933, Marine Maj. Gen.

Sara Shahverdi was the first elected Iranian councilwoman in her village, Cutting Through Rocks documents how she uses her ...

Exile Coffee and Wine sits on a busy downtown street. The coffee bar and seating area occupy the first and second floor of a ...

Islamic art is a slow boil. It wraps itself delicately around you, slithers tantalizingly through your being and leaves you ...

Looking back on 2024, Sampan’s arts writer, Harmony Witte, compiled the following list of influential and important films of the year with connections to immigration in some way, or with foreign cast ...

Iraq looms as a complex test for the new Trump administration. Will it be a hawk that pries loose a weakened Iran's grip or an isolationist that withdraws the remaining American troops ...

Iran has ordered its proxy forces across the Middle East to exercise caution as the Islamic Republic fears an existential threat following Donald Trump’s return to the White House, The Telegraph has ...