TED Talks
Shirin Neshat: Art in exile
Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat explores the paradox of being an artist in exile: a voice for her people, but unable to go home. In her work, she explores Iran pre- and post-Islamic Revolution, tracing political and societal change...
Curated Video
The Iranian Hostage Crisis: A Turning Point in US-Iran Relations
This video provides a detailed account of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, where Islamic student militants held 52 American embassy staff hostage for 444 days in Tehran. The crisis, stemming from the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution...
Weird History
1953 CIA Coup That Ruined Iran US Relations
For decades, knowledge of America's role in the 1953 Iran coup, which led to the ejection of the country's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and the installation of a despotic shah, was fragmented and vague....
Schooling Online
Venturing Into Visuals: Persepolis - Vol. 1 Ch 1-5 Summary
For Marjane Satrapi, growing up in revolutionary Iran was a rollercoaster! Even as a child, Marjane was uniquely intelligent, wilful, and imaginative. She also enjoyed her friendly chats with God. As the last Shah of Iran steps down and...
Financial Times
Iran's revolution — 40 years on
The FT's Middle East editor Andrew England reflects on the celebrations in Tehran of the 1979 Islamic revolution
Getty Images
Zanan Bedoone Mardan (Women Without Men) Interview: Venice Film Festival 09
INTERVIEW: Shirin Neshat (Director) on why the 1953 coup d'etat was a U.S initiated the Islamic Revolution that led to over throwing of democracy. It was important to tell this story as most people think that Iran chose Islamic rule over...
Sky News
Anti-USA Effigy's in crowd at gathering in Tehran
Anti-USA Effigy's in crowd at gathering in Tehran
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Iranian dissidents announce lawsuit against President Raisi in US courts
Iranian dissidents announce they have filed a new lawsuit in US courts against Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi over his role as a judge following the Islamic revolution in which thousands were sentenced to death, amid the leader's visit...
Curated Video
Iranian President Denounces U.S. On Islamic Revolution Anniversary
President Hassan Rouhani also called on Iranian citizens to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections.
Curated Video
CUTS 17 02 82 THE FIRST ISLAMIC STUDENTS CONFERENCE OPENS IN TEHRAN
The first Islamic students' conference held in Tehran.
1. ms interior desk plates Jordan, pan to Syrian, Pakistan, tilt up to Pakistani delegate
2. vs delegates seated, listening
3. ms speakers stands at microphone, chair and two others...
Curated Video
GWT: Rumsfeld criticises Syria in Pentagon briefing
1. Pan view of US Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld, walking into briefing room
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence:
"And to Iraq's neighbour Syria, we have information that shipment of military supplies...
Curated Video
UNUSED 11 3 81 INTERVIEWS WITH THREE BLACK CLERGYMEN
Interviews conducted with three black American Islamic clergymen in Tehran.
1. SOUNDBITE (English): vs of the men talking about relations between Iran and the US
Film: Rev - Sound: Mag Trk - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN Number: LN27242 -...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : FILE of Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham
CLEAN : FILE of Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Delijani: El regimen islamico en Iran fracaso
VOICED : Delijani: El regimen islamico en Iran fracaso
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Pitié-Salpetrière Hospital in Paris following death of Iran's Banisadr
Images of the Pitié Salpetrière Hospital in Paris, where exiled Abolhassan Banisadr, who became Iran's first president a year after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, died on October 9. He was 88 years old (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
Iran Denies Involvement But Justifies Salman Rushdie Attack
While Iran hasn't focused on author Salman Rushdie in recent years, a decades-old Islamic edict demanding his killing still stands.
American Public Media
American Radioworks: My Name Is Iran
In this website, you can listen to an hour-long broadcast or read the transcript of Darvar Ardalan's return to Iran to assess its legal system and its past attempt to combine sacred and secular law.