An Iranian sports climber, widely praised in 2022 for competing without a hijab at the height of nationwide protests, has ...

In the absence of critical discourse on marriage-class-sexuality, patriarchal relations, i.e. kinship, to a man remain the primary option for accessing resources for women.

U.S. distributors and other buyers are being offered access to seven European documentaries screening at CPH:DOX.

Born in 1962 in Najaf, Iraq, Tabrizian is a high-ranked Shi’a cleric (an ayatollah) and a graduate of major Shi’a seminaries. Although he is currently the most prominent figure in Islamic medicine in ...

Iranian security forces have arrested four female Kurdish activists in Kurdistan province following International Women’s Day ...

Mark Carney is set to take the oath as Canada’s 24th prime minister today, ending Justin Trudeau’s tenure of over nine years. He assumes office at a challenging time as Canada faces a trade conflict ...

With five feature screenplays, four television pilots, and one play script picked, the Black List, Collective Moxie and ...

The military sent in hundreds of troops and also deployed the airforce and special forces to tackle the militants ...

Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, says misogyny is a cornerstone of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Jafarzadeh describes the political resistance ...

From Salem Horror Fest to Independent Film Festival Boston, WBUR film critic Erin Trahan rounds up 12 ways to connect to community through cinema this spring.