Shirin Neshat is probably Iran's best-known artist. In her suggestive, mythologically charged photographs and films, she often deals with gender differences in the Islamic world and, as a result, is frequently accused of using clichés. By Amin Farzanefar
As impossible as it may seem, a feature film about a family in Kabul that opens a literary café catering to artists and poets has been shot on location in Afghanistan. Despite death threats from the Taliban, the Afghan-American director and activist Sonia Nassery Cole succeeded in completing her film The Black Tulip. Homeira Heidary reports
The British punk band "The Clash" stormed the charts 25 years ago with the legendary "Rock the Casbah". But Joe Strummer, the band’s cult singer, would never have imagined that his song could become the anthem of the Gulf War soldiers. By Amin Farzanefar
In his book "The Colonial Harem", author Malek Alloula takes a closer look at some of the clichés and prejudices of the colonial era. Amin Farzanefar examined this collection of old harem postcards in relation to colonial history.