The National Iranian Uprising and the Dilemma of the Left

The National Iranian Uprising and the Dilemma of the Left

In this article for the Greek Daily Ta Nea, Shiva Rahbaran explores the dilemma of the global Left in face of the recent uprising in Iran, the demand for a return to the pre-Islamic Revolution era and the call for international military intervention to topple the...
Iran – The Day After

Iran – The Day After

In this article for the Greek daily Ta Nea , Shiva Rahbaran explores the fears and hopes of Iranians both inside the country and across the diaspora amid the recent wave of uprisings —uprisings that resulted in the deadliest crackdowns on street protesters in modern...
Iranian Cinema and Women’s Representation

Iranian Cinema and Women’s Representation

In her latest article on women’s representation in Iranian Cinema, Shiva Rahbaran discusses how women’s visibility, modernity and cinema fed and were in turn fed by state-led policies during the Pahlavi era and how, after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Islamic...
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – ‘Kommt Und Tötet Mich!’

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – ‘Kommt Und Tötet Mich!’

In dieser Artikel zeigt Shiva Rahbaran wie Die Ermordung des iranischen Filmregisseurs Dariush Mehrjui eine Fortsetzung der Kettenmorde der Neunzigerjahre an der Intellektuelle und Künstler in Iran ist und bezeugt, dass die anti-moderne Nature des Regimes trotz allen...