7 films to help you understand Iranian women’s fight for freedom
Staff
July 20, 2026
For more than 40 years, Iranian women filmmakers have documented and protested gender-based discrimination.
Tag: Iran
Shahrnush Parsipur: Iran has lost one of its bravest and boldest literary voices
Staff
July 13, 2026
For more than five decades, Parsipur wrote women into spaces from which they had often been excluded, including storytelling.
Marjane Satrapi’s masterpiece Persepolis transformed the world’s understanding of Iran
Staff
June 5, 2026
Satrapi illustrated the dislocations of revolution, migration, adolescence, and return in ways that travelled far beyond her home country.
David Suzuki: Renewable energy saves lives and money
David Suzuki
March 24, 2026
It may seem difficult—especially after ignoring scientific warnings—but we can shift rapidly from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Iran’s cultural heritage in the crossfire—expert explains what has been damaged and what could be lost
Staff
March 13, 2026
Airstrikes near historic districts in Tehran and Isfahan have damaged cultural monuments that have survived for centuries.
Women Without Men: a novella that tells the history of Iran through women’s bodies
Staff
March 10, 2026
Written in the late 1970s, it was immediately banned on publication in Iran. Now, Women Without Men is available in English.
Kurdish artist Pedram Baldari transforms deadly weapons into healing musical instruments
Charlie Smith
November 5, 2025
Baldari, a University of Michigan scholar, demonstrates how to re-imagine armaments with Resonant Transmutations.
The Things You Kill director Alireza Khatami shares thoughts on Persian poetry, racism, and symbolism of the “father”
Staff
October 7, 2025
In a wide-ranging interview, Khatami also speaks about how he plays with versions of himself in the film.
Censorship into art: why Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s subversive stories are getting the world’s attention
Staff
June 19, 2025
Panahi has made powerful films that show everyday life in Iran even as he has faced travel bans and other restrictions.
Iranian women’s bodies are becoming a battlefield
Staff
November 27, 2024
Authoritarian regimes rely on patriarchal structures to consolidate their power. In Iran, this partnership serves to control women’s bodies.
Pacific Theatre adds six dates to Ins Choi’s Son of a Preacherman
Charlie Smith
September 3, 2026
The private school market serving international secondary students in Ontario has grown
Staff
September 1, 2026
Cathy Xinman: Who Extinguished the Stars at Night
Cathy Xinman
August 29, 2026
From a fishing village to Edinburgh, Mimi Sung traces Taiwan’s Scottish missionary roots
Charlie Smith
August 28, 2026
ZiXuan & Slow Train frontman writes music with purpose for those reclaiming their Hakka heritage
Charlie Smith
August 27, 2026
Puyuma voices: Ipo Demaladas on music, identity and Taiwan’s Indigenous heritage
Charlie Smith
August 26, 2026
David Suzuki: Indigenous rights mean justice for all
David Suzuki
August 25, 2026
Toronto TAIWANfest explores the hidden history behind the city’s most famous intersection
Charlie Smith
August 24, 2026
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