With the rise of avant-garde filmmakers in the 1960s, Iran's New Wave emerged, marked by the works of pioneers like Ebrahim Golestan, Farrokh Ghaffari, Hajir Darioush, and Forough Farrokhzad. Later, ...

DUBAI — Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi — who came to fame over his lyrics about the death in police custody of ...

In a country where rap music is suppressed and punishable, Iranian hip-hop artists are operating underground. Fox News' Amy Kellogg reports. Video courtesy of Fox News. (Nov. 27) ...

The death sentence against an Iranian rap artist whose case has drawn global criticism has been overturned. In a pair of updates shared to Twitter over the weekend, Amir Raesian, a lawyer for ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi — who came to fame over his lyrics about the ...

The rise of a post-hijab aesthetic and rejections of linear narratives and techniques have given way to a new Iranian underground cinema. Here's a deep dive into its evolution. With the rise of ...