The Losses that Carry Us: A Tribute to Marjane Satrapi
Lithub On Thursday morning, June 4, I woke to the tragic and shocking news of Marjane Satrapi’s death. It was […]
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An Evening Of Anti-colonial Artistic Improvisation
An Ivening Of Anti-colonial Artistic Improvisation Berlin · July 28, 2026 · 18:30 An evening of anti-colonial artistic improvisations.Join us
A Revolution in Rhyme: Poetic Co-option under the Islamic Republic
A Revolution in Rhyme: Poetic Co-option under the Islamic Republic offers, for the first time, an original, timely examination of the
Remembering Shahrnush Parsipur (1946–2026)
Iranica online On July 3, 2026, Iranian and world literature lost an irreplaceable voice with the death of Shahrnush Parsipur,
Literature, art, and ideology under the Islamic Republic
This article explores the life and works of Qaysar Aminpur, a prominent poet in post-revolutionary Iran, examining how his ideological
Iranian Women and Everyday Resistance
Iranian Women and Everyday Resistance: Civil Disobedience, Artistic Defiance, and Activism under Political Repression Panel discussion June 10, 2026 5
The Sensorium of Exile: The Case of Elyas Alavi and Gloria Anzaldúa
A young Chicana woman, wrestling with conflicting identities in the 1950s on the Texas-Mexico border. An Afghan boy fleeing his
Liminality and Heterotopia in the Poetry of Sohrab Sepehri
Liminal and heterotopic spaces play a critical role in the meaning-making (ma’nā-sāzī) process in Sohrab Sepehri’s poetry. This article examines
Reflection on Persian Prison Poetry
By: Tanisha Agrawal (Response post, Spring 2025) Rudaki’s poem about old age can be read in relation to Edward Said’s