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As It Sides with Qatar, Turkey Tries to Pre-Empt Own Isolation
Roufan Nahhas, Rashmee Roshan Lall, Iman Zayat, Gareth Smyth, Jareer Elass, Stephen Quillen, Mamoon Alabbasi , Yavuz Baydar, Rami Rayess Issue 111, Year 3 www.thearabweekly.com UK £2/ EU €2.50 June 18, 2017 The Middle Saif al-Islam’s East’s smoking release and the problem future of Libya P4 P22 P10 Facing radical Islam P18 As it sides with Qatar, Turkey tries to pre-empt own isolation Mohammed Alkhereiji Saud — “the elder statesman of the 150 additional Turkish troops in Gulf” — should resolve the matter. Doha. There was also a pledge by He needed to maintain a margin of members of the Qatari royal family London manoeuvre to keep his meditation for more investments in Turkey. posture and forestall the risk of An- Galip Dalay, research director at Al s it makes statements kara’s own isolation. Sharq Forum, a Turkish research or- that give the impression Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut ganisation, told the New York Times of a position of mediation Cavusoglu, who met with King Sal- that Turkey was “transitioning from in the Gulf crisis, Turkey man in Mecca on June 16, spoke in neutral mediator to the role of firm- is working to make sure it similarly vague terms. ly supporting the side of Qatar” by isA not the next Muslim Brotherhood- “Although the kingdom is a party voting to send troops to Qatar. affiliated country to face regional in this crisis, we know that King Sal- The Turkish position was in line isolation. man is a party in resolving it,” Cavu- with Ankara’s common affinities A lot has happened since 2015 soglu said at a Doha stopover prior with Doha as another country fac- when Turkish President Recep to his Mecca meeting. -
Tehran in Hook
Tehran in hook Tehrani “underground” musicians “keeping it real” Tiina Valjanen University of Helsinki Faculty of Social Sciences Social and Cultural Anthropology Master's thesis May 2021 Tiedekunta – Fakultet – Faculty Koulutusohjelma – Utbildingsprogram – Degree Programme Faculty of Social Sciences Master's Programme in Contemporary Societies (COS) Tekijä – Författare – Author Tiina Valjanen Työn nimi – Arbetets titel – Title Tehran in hook: Tehrani “underground” musicians “keeping it real” Oppiaine/Opintosuunta – Läroämne/Studieinriktning – Subject/Study track Social and Cultural Anthropology Työn laji – Arbetets art – Level Aika – Datum – Month and year Sivumäärä – Sidoantal – Number of pages Master's thesis May 2021 107 Tiivistelmä – Referat – Abstract This thesis is an ethnographic study about rap, rock, and metal scenes in today’s Tehran. The study takes off from hip-hop scholars Pennycook’s and Mitchell’s proposition of hip-hop as “dusty foot philosophy” which is rooted at local dusty ground while articulating philosophies of global significance. This study aims to examine what kind of spaces are these dusty streets in Tehran and how does Tehran’s urban landscape inform music making and music aesthetics. This study focuses on how notions of belonging, space, and place have been expressed by rappers and rockers both in their music making and their embodied use of urban spaces. Followingly it will observe how urban realities, urban space, and geographical segregation are perceived, challenged, and reclaimed through their craft. The study asks how underground musicians are debating questions of authenticity that have risen along music’s localization, and how musicians strive for artistic legitimacy which would verify their street credibility both within their local music scenes and wider society, as well as within global music community. -
Consumer Lifestyles in Iran
CONSUMER LIFESTYLES IN IRAN Euromonitor International November 2016 CONSUMER LIFESTYLES I N I R A N P a s s p o r t I LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES Lifestyles in Iran ........................................................................................................................... 1 Chart 1 Lifestyles in Iran ........................................................................................... 1 Top Five Consumer Trends .......................................................................................................... 1 Pent-up Consumers Eager for Post-accord Shopping Benefits ................................................ 1 Social Changes Have Defined Behaviour of Young Consumers .............................................. 2 Consumers Flock To New Shopping Malls ............................................................................... 3 Online Shopping on the Rise .................................................................................................... 3 Sophisticated Consumers Drive Demand for Luxury Products ................................................. 4 Consumer Segmentation .............................................................................................................. 4 Babies and Infants .................................................................................................................... 4 Chart 2 Babies and Infants in Focus 2000-2020 ....................................................... 6 Kids .......................................................................................................................................... -
Performing Blackness in Iranian Entertainment
DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham, NC Shukhi-ye Zesht o Tekrāri: Performing Blackness in Iranian Entertainment Parmida Mostafavi April 18, 2018 Under the supervision of Dr. Negar Mottahedeh, Associate Professor in Literature Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Graduation with Distinction Program in International Comparative Studies Trinity College of Arts and Sciences Table of Contents Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………………. i List of Figures……………………………………………………………………………... ii Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………….. iv Note on Transliterations and Pronunciations…………………………………………... v Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………. vi Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….. 1 African Slave Trade………………………………………………………………………... 5 Nationalism and Race……………………………………………………………………… 7 Race and Body through Beauty Standards………………………………………………….9 Chapter One: “Playing Black” – Siāh-Bāzi and Theatrical Blackface in Iran and in Diaspora………………………….. 15 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………….. ………. 15 History of Drama in Iran …………………………………………………………………... 17 Situating the Genre Character within the Narrative ……………………………………….. 21 Anatomy of the Siāh – the Tongue ………………………………………………………... 27 Anatomy of the Siāh – the Body …………………………………………………………... 30 A Short Note on Beyza’i’s Tarabnāmeh (2016)…………………………………………… 38 Chapter Two: “Planting White” – Hājji Firuz, the Perennial Siāh: Race in Performance and Cultural Appropriation… 45 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………... 45 Hājji Firuz, the Perennial Siāh ……………………………………………………………. -
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Trends in Contemporary Conscious Music in Iran Dr Malihe Maghazei LSE Middle East Centre Paper Series / 03 June 2014 Trends in Contemporary Conscious Music in Iran The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) or the Middle East Centre. This document is issued on the understanding that if any extract is used, the author(s) and the LSE Middle East Centre should be credited, preferably with the date of the publication. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material in this paper, the author(s) and/or the LSE Middle East Centre will not be liable for any loss or damages incurred through the use of this paper. 2 Trends in Contemporary Conscious Music in Iran About the Author Originally from Iran, Dr Malihe Maghazei joined the LSE Middle East Centre as a Visiting Fellow in October 2012. She is a social historian of the Middle East who specialises in the contemporary history of Iran. She has taught history courses including World Civilization since the 16th century at California State University, Fullerton and Women in the Middle East at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research interests include gender and Islam, youth, culture, and intellectual movements in Iran. Dr Maghazei has researched various topics in both Persian and English including the dominant discourse of orientalism on Muslim women, the feminist movement in Iran and Iranian youth. Her publications include: ‘The Account of Creation in the Holy Scriptures: A Comparative Study between the Bible and the Qur’an’, Humanity, Tehran, 2010; ‘Islamic Feminism: Periphery or Growing Trend’, Groningen University, Centre for Gender Studies, 2012; and ‘Teens’ Life in Iran’ in Teen’s Life in the Middle East, Greenwood Press, 2003. -
Freemuse Annual Statistics on Censorship and Attacks on Artistic Freedom in 2016 1
ART UNDER THREAT FREEMUSE ANNUAL STATISTICS ON CENSORSHIP AND ATTACKS ON ARTISTIC FREEDOM IN 2016 1 ART UNDER THREAT FREEMUSE ANNUAL STATISTICS ON CENSORSHIP AND ATTACKS ON ARTISTIC FREEDOM IN 2016 ART UNDER THREAT FREEMUSE ANNUAL STATISTICS ON CENSORSHIP AND ATTACKS ON ARTISTIC FREEDOM IN 2016 3 ART UNDER THREAT FREEMUSE ANNUAL STATISTICS ON CENSORSHIP AND ATTACKS ON ARTISTIC FREEDOM IN 2016 Published February 2017 4 ART UNDER THREAT FREEMUSE ANNUAL STATISTICS ON CENSORSHIP AND ATTACKS ON ARTISTIC FREEDOM IN 2016 PUBLISHED IN 2017 BY FREEMUSE JEMTELANDSGADE 1 — DK 2300 COPENHAGEN S, DENMARK © FREEMUSE 2017 EDITORS: OLE REITOV & RIKKE NAGELL STATISTICS COMPILATION: RIKKE NAGELL GRAPHICS & COPY EDITOR: DWAYNE MAMO ADVOCACY: MAGNUS AG DESIGN & LAYOUT: WWW.NICKPURSERDESIGN.COM FREEMUSE WOULD LIKE TO THANK AUSTIN DACEY AND THE ARTISTS, INTERNATIONAL PEN, THE ARTSFEX NETWORK AND THE STRINGERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE DOCUMENTATION AND VERIFICATION OF THE STATISTICS. FREEMUSE IS AN INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANISATION ADVOCATING AND DEFENDING ARTISTIC FREEDOM. FREEMUSE HAS SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SINCE 2012. FREEMUSE IS KINDLY SUPPORTED BY THE SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY, SIDA; THE CULTURE SECTION OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, NORWAY; AND FRITT ORD, NORWAY. ART UNDER THREAT FREEMUSE ANNUAL STATISTICS ON CENSORSHIP AND ATTACKS ON ARTISTIC FREEDOM IN 2016 5 CONTENTS * Click on the section titles to be taken to that part of the report FOREWORD 7 PRESENTING THE FIGURES 8 WHAT -
INSS Insight No. 986, October 25, 2017 Soul Searching in Iranian Politics: Conservatives and Reformists After the Presidential Elections
INSS Insight No. 986, October 25, 2017 Soul Searching in Iranian Politics: Conservatives and Reformists after the Presidential Elections Raz Zimmt Since Iran’s presidential elections in May 2017, when President Hassan Rouhani was reelected for a second term, the two main political camps in Iran, the conservatives and the reformists, have deliberated their future directions in light of the outcome of the elections. While the conservatives have focused on analyzing the factors that led to their defeat in the elections, the reformists are reexamining the benefits of continued cooperation with the President and with moderates in the conservative camp. Following Rouhani’s sweeping victory and the significant achievements gained by the reformist candidates in the local council elections that were held concurrent with the presidential elections, calls for soul-searching have been raised in the conservative camp. The self-criticism and demands for change stem from the series of defeats that the conservatives have suffered in recent years, led by Rouhani’s victory in the 2013 and in 2017 presidential elections, and the reformists’ significant achievements during the parliamentary elections in 2016. The discourse in the conservative camp in recent months focuses on the widening gap between the conservative right wing and the Iranian public, particularly the young generation, which has distanced itself from religious and revolutionary values and no longer believes that the conservatives are capable of providing solutions to its hardships and demands. One prominent conservative critic is Prof. Amir Mohebbian, a senior political commentator and journalist who today is considered one of the leading strategists in the conservative camp. -
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Copyright by Anne Patrick Major 2012 The Thesis Committee for Anne Patrick Major Certifies that this is the approved version of the following thesis: Bahman Ghobadi’s Hyphenated Cinema An Analysis of Hybrid Authorial Strategies and Cinematic Aesthetics APPROVED BY SUPERVISING COMMITTEE: Supervisor: Shanti Kumar Charles Ramirez Berg Bahman Ghobadi’s Hyphenated Cinema An Analysis of Hybrid Authorial Strategies and Cinematic Aesthetics by Anne Patrick Major, B.A. Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts The University of Texas at Austin May 2012 Dedication To Mom, Dad, and Denny. Thank you for always supporting me, believing in my abilities, and showing me how to work hard. For my sister – Laura. Thank you for introducing me to obscure foreign movies, and for always sharing your interests with me. I could not have achieved any of this without you. Acknowledgements I would like to thank my advisor, Shanti Kumar, for encouraging me, and for believing in my ideas and abilities. Also, I want to acknowledge my second reader, Charles Ramirez Berg, for dedicating time to help improve my thesis. Thank you to my fellow graduate students for offering friendship and guidance. Lastly, I want to thank Brittany Shelton for being willing to read and edit my drafts, for keeping me on track, and for supporting me throughout this process. v Abstract Bahman Ghobadi’s Hyphenated Cinema An Analysis of Hybrid Authorial Strategies and Cinematic Aesthetics Anne Patrick Major, M.A. -
Soixante-Dix Ans De Chansons Pour La Palestine
Soixante-dix ans de chansons pour la https://www.contretemps.eu Palestine redaction Si la chanson est reconnue depuis longtemps comme un écho des opinions populaires, voire comme un instrument de ralliement derrière une cause, dans le cas de la Palestine elle joue un rôle supplémentaire. Ce n’est pas un mystère : l’entreprise de colonisation du territoire palestinien s’est très tôt accompagnée d’une colonisation culturelle qui a entravé, menacé de disparition, voire totalement nié la culture palestinienne. Dans un tel contexte, les chansons palestiniennes, ou même celles qui « parlent de Palestine », en plus de participer à la lutte proprement dite, constituent en elles-mêmes des actes de résistance, des « preuves de vie », des preuves de créativité d’une population qui ne se laisse pas détruire. C’est cette histoire que nous allons explorer ici. L’article qui fait autorité sur l’histoire récente de la Palestine à travers la musique est celui de Joseph Massad, publié en anglais en 2003[1]. C’est à partir de cet article que je propose ici une approche similaire, en français, complétée par une mise à jour rendue nécessaire notamment par l’arrivée massive du rap dans les années 2000. Cette approche sera également étendue aux musiciens occidentaux qui, depuis les années 1980, contribuent à la mise en musique d’une histoire palestinienne, y compris depuis 2005, à travers leur participation à la composante culturelle de la campagne internationale de Boycott, Désinvestissement et Sanctions (BDS) lancée contre l’État israélien. Néanmoins, comme Massad, je ne rechercherai pas l’exhaustivité, mais à souligner comment la musique d’une époque réagit à l’actualité, comment elle exprime les sentiments populaires, parfois en contradiction avec les discours officiels, mais aussi comment elle mobilise les populations selon des registres « de leur temps ». -
Recent Experimental Electronic Music Practices in Iran
Recent Experimental Electronic Music Practices in Iran: An Ethnographic and Sound-Based Investigation by Hadi Bastani A thesis submitted to Queen’s University Belfast in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Sonic Arts Research Centre Queen’s University Belfast 2019 Supervisory Team Dr Simon Waters Dr Ioannis Tsioulakis ii Je ne dis […] pas les choses parce que je les penses, je les dis plutôt dans une fin d’auto- destruction pour ne plus les penser.1 Michel Foucault – Interview with Fons Elders (1971) 1 The quote is extracted from an interview published on YouTube on March 2014 titled Foucault – The Lost Interview, which was initially produced by the Dutch Philosopher Fons Elders for the Dutch Television in 13 September 1971, ahead of the famous debate between Foucault and Noam Chomsky, which took place in No- vember of the same year. The interview is accessible via the following link (last accessed 26 Jun. 2019). See 15:13–15:21 for the above quote: youtube.com/watch?v=qzoOhhh4aJg The whole interview is available in the form of a book titled "Freedom and Knowledge." It includes an introduction by Lynne Huffer and additional contributions by Fons Elders. It can be accessed via Vons Elders’ own webstie via the following link (last accessed 26 Jun. 2019): hfonselders.eu/product/m-f-free- dom-and-knowledge/ An excerpt is available for free online here (last accessed 26 Jun. 2019): academia.edu/6482878/Free- dom_and_Knowledge_book_extract_YouTube_clip_of_lost_Michel_Foucault_interview_pub- lished_forty_years_after_its_time_ iii iv Abstract The aim of this thesis is to identify and locate an experimental electronic music ‘scene’ in Iran within a web of historical-social-political-religious- economic-technological agencies. -
Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi: Chief Justice of Iran June 2021
Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi: Chief Justice of Iran June 2021 1 Table of Contents 2021 Presidential Candidacy .................................................................................................................... 2 Raisi’s Early Years .................................................................................................................................... 3 National Platform .................................................................................................................................... 4 The Politicization of a Religious Platform ................................................................................................. 7 Chief Justice........................................................................................................................................... 10 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................. 11 Ebrahim Raisi Ebrahim Raisi has steadily risen through the ranks of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Spending most of his career in the judiciary, three factors can explain Raisi’s ascendance: promotion by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an influential family network, and a knack for leveraging state positions to feed his ambition. Raisi has spent his career developing his image as an anti- corruption crusader – a selective crusade that does not target his close allies. In recent years, Raisi has emerged as a leading candidate to succeed the 82-year old Khamenei, -
“The Owj Arts and Media Organization:” an Iranian NGO, Tied to The
המרכז למורשת המודיעין (מל"מ) הממררככזז להמומירדשע ת להמומדוידעייןע יןו ל(טמרלו"רמ ) מרכז המידע למודיעין ולטרור “The Owj Arts and Media Organization:” An Iranian NGO, tied to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, plays a central role in the struggle for hearts and minds at home and abroad Dr. Raz Zimmt July 9, 2018 Main Argument The Arts and Media Owj Organization (literally: “climax”) is a non-governmental organization operating in Iran since the spring of 2011. The organization initiates, leads and promotes activity in the spheres of art and culture inspired by the values of the Islamic Revolution and in accordance with the official ideology of the Iranian regime. The Owj organization is tied to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the content distributed by it is used to promote radical worldviews reflective of the position of the Iranian regime and the revolutionary current in Iran. The productions of the organization reflect a critical position toward the nuclear policy adopted by President Rouhani, deep hostility toward the United States, Israel and recently Saudi Arabia as well. The anti-Israeli and anti-Zionist activism of the organization includes, among other facets, involvement in Holocaust denial and production of movies and television serials that reflect anti-Zionist and even anti-Semitic views. Tehran by Owj, titled “American-style honesty” (ISNA, October 26, 2013). The purpose of the posters was to warn Iranians involved in the nuclear negotiations not to trust their American counterparts. On the left: a poster from a competition titled “Death to America” that was organized by Owj (Tasnim, October 23, 2013) 170-18 2 2 The Owj organization operates through centers specializing in specific fields, such as: production of feature films, production of documentary movies, graphic design, production of short videos, productions for children and youth, etc.