“What’s in a name?”Articles

“What’s in a name?”

This think piece is inspired by an ongoing reflection of my name, and the names and associated identities of loved…

ABBAS KIAROSTAMI, THE FILMMAKER AND THE MAN:

Conversations with Kiarostami by Godfrey Cheshire Edited by Jim Colvill Foreword by Ahmad Kiarostami Translations by Tania Ahmadi Publisher: The Film…

Is it Hard to Condemn Family Separation? No.Aria Fani

Is it Hard to Condemn Family Separation? No.

By Aria Fani On May 7, 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice would be implementing…

HISTORICAL STUDIESArticles

HISTORICAL STUDIES

Nader Shah in Iranian Historiography Warlord or National Hero?By Rudolph Matthee · Published 2018 Western—European and North American—historiography generally portrays the years between the…

The Persian Water Rug FountainArticles

The Persian Water Rug Fountain

Hidden Places in San Diego Did you know about this beautiful fountain in Balboa Park? Go pay a visit and…

Book Review:  Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik BackmanArticles

Book Review: Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

Book Review by Ahmad Fattahipour  Fredrik Backman is a Swedish columnist, blogger, and writer. He is the author of A Man Called Ove (2012),…

AUTHOR TALK:  THE LIMITS OF WHITENESS NEDA MAGHBOULEHArticles

AUTHOR TALK: THE LIMITS OF WHITENESS NEDA MAGHBOULEH

By Shaghayegh Hanson On May 1, 2019, the Persian Cultural Center hosted author Neda Maghbouleh, who discussed her new book,…