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The Persian Fashion Grad Making a Statement at Paris Haute Couture Week
Opening the FDI Düsseldorf graduate show at La Galerie Bourbon, during this season’s Haute Couture Week in Paris, Kimia Motamedi's spectacular collection stood out like a fever dream of culture clash. The 25-year-old designer comes from Iran, which as she tells us herself, is a country that holds thousands of years of artistic heritage. Yet…
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Beyond Genre: Embracing Diversity in Music as ‘The Lofi Guy’
Pooria, also known as Pozx (Pooria On Zodiac’s Expansion), is a 25-year-old Iranian singer, songwriter, and musician based in Tehran. Most Iranian music enthusiasts recognize him for his involvement in the lo-fi genre, and his choice of the username 'The Lo-Fi Guy' on Instagram has reinforced this perception. His distinctive lyrical style, which deviates from…
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In Conversation with Niousha Noor: Can the Quintessentially Iranian Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma Be Broken?
At the heart of The Persian Version, an American comedy-drama directed by Maryam Keshavarz, lies a message about cultural identity and family relationships. The Sundance award-winning film is loosely based on the director’s life, who grew up in the United States, and was recently released in Europe—perhaps intentionally or by pure coincidence—at the beginning of…
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The Lens of Ali Haddadi Asl and The Fight Against Fading Memories

Can we stop history from fading? Ali Haddadi Asl, a young photographer… Read More