Movies & TV - June 9, 2007
Realism makes "Offside" feel right
The film -- one of at least three made in 2006 with the title “Offside” -- barely has any football in it at all. Filmed in large part during Iran’s World Cup 2005 qualifier against Bahrain, “Offside” is the story of women forced to disguise themselves as men -- with varying degrees of success -- to slip past stadium security and see the match.
Tags: Offside, Iran, Tehran, soccer, Jafar Panahi, Bend it Like Beckham

Dining - April 19, 2004
Service is king at Shiraz Restaurant
Shiraz, which serves Persian fare, has definitely stepped off on the right foot, taking a customer-friendly and accommodating attitude and it's as refreshing as a glass of rosewater lemonade.
Tags: Shiraz, Persian, Iran, falafel, hummus, kabob, kebab, Sahar, Jake's, Tosa, Enderis

Movies & TV - Sept. 5, 2002
"Secret Ballot" captures slow-moving desert life
Can a film about a desert be fast-paced? Should it be? "Secret Ballot," written and directed by Irani filmmaker Babak Payami, suggest not and who can argue with a film of this quality?
Tags: "Secret Ballot", Iran

Politics - Aug. 10, 2009
Iran Turmoil Provides Opportunity
          The supreme leader of fundamentalist Islamic Iran, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has confirmed the legitimacy of the election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He did so publicly at a prayer ceremony on Friday at Tehran University, symbolically...
Tags: Iran, Iraq, Ayatollah, Obama, Carter, Reagan, Eisenhower, Defense, Terrorism

Politics - June 21, 2009
Inside Iran: The Principles of a New Movement
  A movement knitted from political principles that hold the political process as sovereign connects an international flock of people in countries scattered widely around the world. This flock has declared bold and earnest objections to the policies and actions of their governments. Yet whil...
Tags: Iran, Peru

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 16, 2009
UN Main Hope Re Iran, North Korea
            As the international community grapples with the latest thundering threats from North Korea, which for the second time in three years have been accompanied by a nuclear explosion, the principal forum is the United Nations. Likewis...
Tags: UN, United Nations, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Arms Control

Bars & Clubs - March 6, 2009
Gates on Iran and Mexico
           Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, the Cabinet holdover from the Bush years, is in the news regarding two major issues, and in each case is challenged to demonstrate that he remains in charge of the enormous Pentagon.   &...
Tags: Gates, Foreign Policy, Iran, Mexico, Drugs