Find a book excerpt here. We revisit Peter O’Dowd’s January conversation with Iranian singer and actor Googoosh. Prior to the 1979 revolution, the Iranian singer and actor was a pop superstar. But she ...
Inspired in part by Zohran Mamdani’s NY mayorship, Rostam Batmanglij’s gorgeous new album fuses Americana with sounds of the Middle East. So why isn’t his mum happy?
In Iran, protest music has become a lifeline for those resisting the regime’s brutality and reclaiming cultural identity. Songs like Mehdi Yarrahi’s “Auschwitz” challenge state antisemitism and ...