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Mar 18, 2016
3 min

Ernst Herzfeld’s Excavation of Pasargad

Mausoleum of Cyrus Photo Courtesy of the Freer Sackler Archives In 530 B.C.E., Cyrus II - responsible for the downfall of the Medes,...

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The King: Kader Abdolah’s Naser al-din Shah

Matthew Hermane

Jan 21, 2016
3 min

The King: Kader Abdolah’s Naser al-din Shah

It is 1870 in Tehran as aromas of tobacco, chai, spices, and naan waft through the air amid the bustle of daily business at the grand...

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Early Editions of Edward FitzGerald’s Translation of Khayyam’s Rubaiyat

Josh Weaver

Jan 17, 2016
3 min

Early Editions of Edward FitzGerald’s Translation of Khayyam’s Rubaiyat

A print by Edmund Sullivan from the first edition of FitzGerald’s translation My vintage book collection began a few years ago when my...

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(Re)Discovering the Past: Undergraduate Research at the National Archives

Matthew Hermane

Dec 11, 2015
4 min

(Re)Discovering the Past: Undergraduate Research at the National Archives

Matt Hermane, Roxi Eshghipour, and Daniel Durkin reviewing research materials at the Roshan Institute for Persian Studies Research is not...

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Following Ferdowsi's Footsteps in the 21st Century

Jason Prior

Dec 9, 2015
3 min

Following Ferdowsi's Footsteps in the 21st Century

Imagine if you will a scraggly English man dressed in tattered clothes with a patchy beard trying to cross the border from Iran into...

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Homa Hajarian

Dec 2, 2015
3 min

Insights: Mohammad Aghebati

Negar Abedi and Mohammad Hassan Majooni in The Sky of Snowy Days (2009) staged at the 27th Fadjr Theater Festival, Iran. Directed by...

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Mojan Najmabadi and Jason Prior

Nov 10, 2015
1 min

Insights: Shahram Karimi

Shahram Karimi is an accomplished Iranian artist and set designer who has worked both inside and outside of Iran for the last few...

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Josh Weaver

Oct 29, 2015
2 min

Sperm Whale

When it comes to judging film, or any art form, what metrics do we use? By what criteria can we say one film was good, or successful, or...

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Joseph Ritch

Oct 23, 2015
3 min

A Portal To Tehran

Ida Yousofi, Ashley Kiani, Joseph Ritch, and Bahareh Ghonsul outside the Shared Studios portal to Tehran On the morning of September 9th,...

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