Just minutes before the deadline on March 11 to register as a presidential candidate, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani made it official that he wants to be the next Iranian president. Meanwhile, Esfandiar Rahim Mashai, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s top aide, also entered the race during the final minutes of the registration period. Today, numerous well known figures […]
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“Nader and Simin” back in favor for Oscar race
Asghar Farhadi’s acclaimed film “Nader and Simin, a Separation” is once again in the spotlight within the community of the Iranian cineastes after the issue of selecting Iran’s representative for the Oscars 2012 was broached last week.