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UPDATE! Siddiq Barmak’s “Opium War” wins two more prestigious awards
Opium War, a film by director Siddiq Barmak which had won the Golden Marc’Aurelio Critics’ Award for Best Film at the Rome International Film Festival has now won two more prizes in two consecutive days: the Grand Prix in Batumi film festival (Georgia) on 29
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Challenges Ahead for Ahmadinejad
Another ceremony, another stage decorated with the Islamic republic’s flag, a long line of yellow daffodils and photos of martyrs of the revolution. One chief of justice, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, one speaker of the parliament, Ali Larijani, and one man who claims to be the president,
Iran election coverage
Please find Massoumeh’s numerous appearances in global media talking about the recent election crisis in Iran. We will update the link as they come in – below her interview on CBS news.
Some other appearances at the BBC, Channel 4 can be found below:
Commentary in the Guardian: US opens route to Afghanistan through Russia’s backyard
A great new commentary about the issues facing the regions that we are interested in at Persianspeakingworld. An excerpt from the article in the Guardian
Communicating with the Persian Speaking World
Welcome! On June 6 and 7, the Centre for Media and Film at the School of Oriental and African Studies held a conference entitled “Communicating with the Persian-speaking World”. The conference brought together key figures from the media and film industries in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, countries