3 must-see books from Persia
3 books that will never, ever give justice to the extraordinary cultural heritage of Persia, but that can provide the basis for understanding it better Small but necessary premise This…
BowLand, the Middle East indie at Xfactor Italy
BowLand have already conquered the Xfactor jury and are preparing to bring new musicality to our territory. An unexpected surprise A few weeks ago no one would have expected to…
Hormuz, the red island that gives its name to the strait
Hormuz, a small island that has been able to have its say in history, so much so that the famous strait still bears his name The words of Ibn Battuta…
“Marx et la poupée” by Maryam Madjidi
A novel that mixes poetry and prose, the diary of a past life between Tehran and Paris, recounting its lost and rediscovered origins. Maryam Madjidi's debut novel is an original…
Yazidis, worshipers of the Peacock Angel
On 5 October 2018 Nadia Murad was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The award pays tribute to the efforts made by the Yazidi activist who has never stopped telling her…
“Taxi Teheran” by Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi improvises as a taxi driver to circumvent government censorship, thus capturing the faces and stories of his Tehran from a new and unusual perspective. A successful cinematic experiment.…
“Alexander’s Book of Luck” by Nizami
Nezami's book, the absolute pearl of Persian literature, fully shows us the figure of Alexander the Great philosopher and "prophet", alternating philosophical discourses and adventures around the world Alessandro Magno…
Alexander the Great according to Ferdowsi
The legendary Persian poet is the first to unite the figure of Alexander with the Quranic Dhul-Qarnayn, giving life to a truly extraordinary myth that will make us travel through…
The origins of the myth of Alexander the Great in the Persian-Islamic world
Alexander the Great, one of the most important men in the European world, becomes an almost prophetic figure in the Islamic world, so much so as to stimulate some of…
“Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi
The Iranian cultural revolution seen through the eyes of a young girl. The autobiography of Marjane Satrapi has, with the passage of time, become a real cult among graphic novels,…
