Author: Massoud Schirazi

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Iranian female students (photo: Massoud Schirazi)

The University of Tehran

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Winds of change blowing over the campus

As president of the University of Tehran, Farhad Rahbar made many enemies with his hard-line approach. His successor, Mohammad Hossein Omid, who started work in February, is seen as the great "hope" for the nation's most famous university. By Massoud Schirazi More

Power struggle in Iran: Rouhani's balancing actIran's New President: Can Rouhani Deliver?Iran's New President Rouhani: Hopes for Reorientation
Young people in Darband, northern Tehran (photo: Massoud Schirazi)

Iranian cinema

Shining a light on inner conflicts

"Darband" and "Sar be Mohr" are two new Iranian films that offer profound insights into the lives of young urban Iranians, highlighting their inner conflicts and the turmoil that is tearing many of them apart. Massoud Schirazi went to see both films in TeheranMore

Interview with Iranian filmmaker Reza Dormishian: The rage of an entire generation on screenThe Documentary Film ''In the Bazaar of Sexes'': Temporary Marriage in IranPhoto gallery: Iran – a great cinematic nationQantara dossier: Iranian Cinema
Shahram Nazeri (source: MEHR)

Iranian musician Shahram Nazeri

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The Persian nightingale and the flowers of hope

Shahram Nazeri is the undisputed master of setting Rumi's poetry to music. At a recent concert in Teheran, the renowned musician sang his audience into a state of ecstasy and gave voice to the Iranians' hopes for a brighter cultural future. After several barren years, the cultural scene is indeed showing tentative signs of change. By Massoud SchiraziMore

Musicians in Iran: An Uphill Struggle All the WayInterview with the Iranian Virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor: For the Love of ImprovisationIranian Tombak Virtuoso Mohammad Reza Mortazavi: Flying Fingers

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Birth of two nations: in 1947, British India was divided into two countries – India and Pakistan. Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah and his All-India Muslim League party had first demanded autonomy for Muslim-majority areas in the undivided India and only later a separate country for Muslims. Jinnah believed that Hindus and Muslims could not continue to live together, as they were distinctly different "nations"

Partition of India: The way forward

On 15 August 1947, British India split into two nations – Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan. The two countries continue to be hostile towards each other despite some efforts to improve bilateral ties. By Shamil Shams