Mason JeanFeb 28, 20184 minOn Iranian Tea, and Ways to Drink ItA 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...
roshangarumdSep 25, 20173 minFilm Structure: Purposeful Vagueness in Iranian FilmIn their script writing guide for students, the New York Film Academy outlines a basic screenplay structure that has been used...
Josh WeaverMay 1, 20173 minSabk-e Khorasani: The Revival of the Persian LanguageIn the Middle Ages, the Persian-speaking world (often termed Greater Iran) was divided into two distinct regions, Persian Iraq in the...
Emma MinnisApr 14, 20172 minPersian Philanthropy and the Dr. Elahe Omidyar Mir-Djalali Lecture SeriesImage Courtesy of Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute Philanthropy has been an inseparable component of the Persian identity since the...
Chris ThurtonMar 2, 20173 minA Historian’s Reflection: Guns, Letters, and National BordersThe Iran-Iraq border city Mehran, in the Iranian province of Ilam, witnessed artillery fire into Iraq and its own soil on 10 February...
Homa HajarianJan 4, 20177 minBaltiLor: a Study of the Lor Diaspora in BaltimoreIntroduction During the 1970’s, many Lor men from Khorramabad, Iran and the surrounding areas in the province of Lorestan migrated to the...
Emma MinnisOct 28, 20163 minGourmet Sabzi: The World of Iranian Food BloggingIt seems these days you cannot log onto Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest without your stomach growling as you scroll and scroll through...
Matthew HermaneOct 21, 20162 minRoshangar Recommends... 7 - 20 OctoberEach week Roshangar would like to present the most captivating Persian-related stories and occurrences from around the web. This week we...
Jason PriorOct 20, 20162 minThrough the Branches of the Tree: A Metaphysical Trip through Abbas Kiarostami’s WorldPhoto from Abbas Kiarostami's Snow Series Through many of Abbas Kiarostami’s works trees and paths have held important roles and also...
Matthew HermaneOct 7, 20162 minRoshangar Recommends... 29 September - 6 OctoberEach week Roshangar would like to present the most captivating Persian-related stories and occurrences from around the web. This week we...
Josh WeaverOct 6, 20162 minLife and Nothing More: Commemorating Abbas KiarostamiPhotos Courtesy of Q-mars Haeri I never thought that a sweaty September day in College Park would bring me back to a very different...
Matthew HermaneSep 30, 20162 minRoshangar Recommends... 23-29 SeptemberEach week Roshangar would like to present the most captivating Persian-related stories and occurrences from around the web. This week we...
Matthew HermaneSep 23, 20162 minRoshangar Recommends... 16-22 SeptemberEach week Roshangar would like to present the most captivating Persian-related stories and occurrences from around the web. This week we...
Matthew HermaneJul 27, 20164 minHarold Lamb’s “Iran, Key to the West”: A Forgotten WWII StoryAs a research assistant working on the Roshan Institute’s Lalehzar Street Archive digital project, I spend a great deal of time at the...
Emma MinnisJun 5, 20163 minA Look into the Persian Digital Humanities: An Interview with Elijah CookeArt work courtesy of Rashin Kheiriyeh The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at University of Maryland has taken on the project of...
Jason PriorApr 13, 20162 minThe Iranian Fascination with Turkish BeachesPhoto Courtesy of Lonna Lisa Williams For many years now Iranians have composed a sizable portion of the tourism industry of Turkey, this...
Joseph RitchMar 24, 20162 minNowruz: A Celebration For AllNowruz (or Navruz, Norooz, Nawruz, Norouz, Navrooz, Newroz, Nowroj, etc.) has as many ways of celebrating as it does different spellings....