Explore Iran
Embark on a two-month immersion into the heart of Persia. Through Shahrnush Parsipur's magic realist prose and Asghar Farhadi's intense realist cinema, we discover the beauty, contradictions, and spirit of modern Iranian society.
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque
Known as the Pink Mosque, this 19th-century masterpiece in Shiraz, Iran, is famous for its colorful stained glass windows that transform the interior into a kaleidoscope of light.
Shafagh Kazemi
"These two stories capture the two dimensions of Iran: the deep historical, spiritual roots of our past (Touba), and the complex, raw dilemmas of our modern urban life (A Separation)."
Touba and the Meaning of Night
Weaving history and magical realism, the novel follows Touba over eighty years as she seeks spiritual independence in a male-dominated Tehran. From the Qajar dynasty to the 1979 Revolution, her household becomes a sanctuary for political dissenters, mystics, and outcasts.
A Separation
A middle-class couple separates when the wife wants to leave Iran to secure better opportunities for their daughter, while the husband must stay in Tehran to care for his father suffering from Alzheimer's.