Art

Iranian poet and songwriter Yaghma Golrouee was arrested on Monday, November 30, 2015.Golrouee is a well-known poet and songwriter in Iran. His poetry book ‘I have a dream’ was Iran’s best-selling book last year.Another of his books ‘Drunken Driven’ was published in Germany after Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance refused to issue a license to publish the book in Iran. ...

Shiva Safai She was born in Iran and raised in Norway along with her family, and moved to Los Angeles when she was 19. Whilst in Los Angeles, Shiva created her own company where she worked for more than eleven years. She met her love, Mohamed Hadid, at one of her favourite LA restaurants. Together, they are celebrating their one year engagement with ...

Parkour  is a training discipline using movement that developed from military obstacle course training. Practitioners aim to get from one point to another in a complex environment, without assistive equipment and in the fastest and most efficient way possible. Parkour includes running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, rolling, quadrupedal movement, and other movements as deemed most suitable for the situation. Parkour’s development from military ...

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is an internationally and critically acclaimed Persian classical singer, composer and Ostad of Persian music. He has been called “Iran’s greatest living master of traditional Persian music.”

Mokarrameh Ghanbari (born in 1928 – died October 24, 2005) Was a heuristic and self made Iranian painter who won several international talent prizes.Mokarrameh was born in the village of Darikandeh between Qaem Shahr and Babol, in Mazanderan, and despite her great talent, she never received any formal training in painting.She began painting at the age of 63 when she came ...