On Iranian Tea, and Ways to Drink It
A trip through the countryside of Iran may bring you to a region along the Caspian known as Gilan. Located in the city proper of Lahijan...
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roshangarumd
- Sep 25, 2017
- 3 min
Film Structure: Purposeful Vagueness in Iranian Film
In their script writing guide for students, the New York Film Academy outlines a basic screenplay structure that has been used...
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Josh Weaver
- May 1, 2017
- 3 min
Sabk-e Khorasani: The Revival of the Persian Language
In the Middle Ages, the Persian-speaking world (often termed Greater Iran) was divided into two distinct regions, Persian Iraq in the...
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Emma Minnis
- Apr 14, 2017
- 2 min
Persian Philanthropy and the Dr. Elahe Omidyar Mir-Djalali Lecture Series
Image Courtesy of Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute Philanthropy has been an inseparable component of the Persian identity since the...
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Chris Thurton
- Mar 2, 2017
- 3 min
A Historian’s Reflection: Guns, Letters, and National Borders
The Iran-Iraq border city Mehran, in the Iranian province of Ilam, witnessed artillery fire into Iraq and its own soil on 10 February...
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Homa Hajarian
- Jan 4, 2017
- 7 min
BaltiLor: a Study of the Lor Diaspora in Baltimore
Introduction During the 1970’s, many Lor men from Khorramabad, Iran and the surrounding areas in the province of Lorestan migrated to the...
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Emma Minnis
- Oct 28, 2016
- 3 min
Gourmet Sabzi: The World of Iranian Food Blogging
It seems these days you cannot log onto Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest without your stomach growling as you scroll and scroll through...
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Matthew Hermane
- Oct 21, 2016
- 2 min
Roshangar Recommends... 7 - 20 October
Each week Roshangar would like to present the most captivating Persian-related stories and occurrences from around the web. This week we...
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Jason Prior
- Oct 20, 2016
- 2 min
Through the Branches of the Tree: A Metaphysical Trip through Abbas Kiarostami’s World
Photo from Abbas Kiarostami's Snow Series Through many of Abbas Kiarostami’s works trees and paths have held important roles and also...
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Matthew Hermane
- Oct 7, 2016
- 2 min
Roshangar Recommends... 29 September - 6 October
Each week Roshangar would like to present the most captivating Persian-related stories and occurrences from around the web. This week we...
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Josh Weaver
- Oct 6, 2016
- 2 min
Life and Nothing More: Commemorating Abbas Kiarostami
Photos Courtesy of Q-mars Haeri I never thought that a sweaty September day in College Park would bring me back to a very different...
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Matthew Hermane
- Sep 30, 2016
- 2 min
Roshangar Recommends... 23-29 September
Each week Roshangar would like to present the most captivating Persian-related stories and occurrences from around the web. This week we...
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Matthew Hermane
- Sep 23, 2016
- 2 min
Roshangar Recommends... 16-22 September
Each week Roshangar would like to present the most captivating Persian-related stories and occurrences from around the web. This week we...
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Matthew Hermane
- Jul 27, 2016
- 4 min
Harold Lamb’s “Iran, Key to the West”: A Forgotten WWII Story
As a research assistant working on the Roshan Institute’s Lalehzar Street Archive digital project, I spend a great deal of time at the...
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Emma Minnis
- Jun 5, 2016
- 3 min
A Look into the Persian Digital Humanities: An Interview with Elijah Cooke
Art work courtesy of Rashin Kheiriyeh The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at University of Maryland has taken on the project of...
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Jason Prior
- Apr 13, 2016
- 2 min
The Iranian Fascination with Turkish Beaches
Photo Courtesy of Lonna Lisa Williams For many years now Iranians have composed a sizable portion of the tourism industry of Turkey, this...
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Joseph Ritch
- Mar 24, 2016
- 2 min
Nowruz: A Celebration For All
Nowruz (or Navruz, Norooz, Nawruz, Norouz, Navrooz, Newroz, Nowroj, etc.) has as many ways of celebrating as it does different spellings....
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