Since International Women’s Day 2022 a growing movement of unrest about the gender apartheid instilled by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s regime since 1979, and the culture of fear it uses to instill these arbitrary laws, has been growing exponentially. BBC reports news of sexual misconduct by the military, while also reporting atrocities the regime … Continue reading
Please find a way that suits you and please just do it. IRANSOS is a continually updated Link page for news, action and signposts on Iran for English speakers. You can also follow @FariBrad and see news from citizen journalism mostly. in the stories sections of Instagram. SOCIAL MEDIA – Make any social media posts … Continue reading
After many years, we’ve finally able to upload the full recording. Singers Parvin Cox, Mansour Gorjian – composed Fari Bradley Performed in the foyer of the V&A Museum for Norooz.With the Resonance Radio Orchestra and musicians from the Royal College of Music. Words: Amir Khosrau, 13thC Indian poet writing in Persian:“I have become you and … Continue reading
This week to mark Parasol Unit’s new, major group show linking classical Persian poetry with the art of nine Iranian artists, we invite Hadi Tabatabai, Hossein Valamanesh and Sam Samiee if he makes it in time from the airport… to the studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Continue reading
Poetry in Motion at the Barbican celebrates the millennia-long traditions of Iranian poetry and art by linking them with Iran’s Contemporary Iranian Cinema today. Festival programmer Elhum Shakerifar visits the studio to discuss the commissions of original poetry (from poets Amy Key, Martha Sprackland and Will Harris) and responses by fine artists to some of … Continue reading
This week we sample tracks from and inspired by all over West Asia, featuring: Tara Kamangar_-_Aminollah Hossein from Persian Miniatures Saint Abdullah – Mossadegh’s Revenge for 52 Faraz Minooei – Bafar Siah (Black Snow) 2008 Soheil Soheili Ft. Haman – Deflection Broadcast Times: 6-6.30pm Mondays Repeats Wednesday 1-1.30pm On air, on digital radio DAB in … Continue reading
This week’s Six Pillars radio show is the second part of an in-depth tour of “I Am Ashurbanipal, King of the World” on show this month at The British Museum London. One of history’s most dominant Kings, this Assyrian has yet been forgotten. A fierce, entirely merciless warrior, a proud scholar (the first in his … Continue reading
This week’s Six Pillars radio show: an in depth tour of “I Am Ashurbanipal, King of the World” currently on show at The British Museum London. One of history’s most dominant Kings, this Assyrian has yet been forgotten. A fierce, entirely merciless warrior, a proud scholar (the first in his line), empire-builder, a self-proclaimed king-slayer, … Continue reading
Magic of Persia curator Leyla Fakhr and artist Piers Secunda visit the studio to discuss the their items donated to the ResonanceFM auction, that are from and about Iran and Iraq. Magic of Persia is a UK charity supporting artists from Iran. They have taken part in the ResonanceFM auction and support artists with the … Continue reading
Omid has been a guest on Six Pillars since the days of Myspace, (around 2006) and his career in USA has flourished since we first were in touch. Based in California, Omid began creating heavily sampled hip hop and other forms of electronic music for film and music release after a bachelor in recording arts … Continue reading
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