Farnaz Fassihi
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‘Baraye,’ the Anthem of Iran’s Protest Movement, Is Honored With a Grammy
Shervin Hajipour won in a new special merit category recognizing a song for social change. The song has become the anthem of protests that have...
Strikes Across Iran Lead to Shuttered Shops and Ghost Towns
Activists say it is the next phase in an uprising that began in September, after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of...
An Iranian Director’s Rule: ‘Always Focus on Ordinary People.’
Asghar Farhadi, who has won two Oscars, says stories about the rich and famous “are not part of my emotional bank.”