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Mohammad Ali Berno during his coverage of the earthquake in Iran in 2012.

Award-winning Iranian photographer Mohammad Ali Berno speaks of dark series showing public execution

by Mansoureh Farahani | Aug 3, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian photographer Mohammad Ali Berno was named the 2014 Photographer of the Year at the Prix de la Photographie (Px3) last month. His winning work, The Last Moment, was a series depicting the last ten minutes of the lives of two Iranians who...

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Iranians walk past a movie theatre showing “Outcasts 3” in Tehran on April 03, 2011. (AFP)

Iranian film industry on the decline, but light at the end of the tunnel

by Mansoureh Farahani | Oct 5, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Despite its reputation for excellent film-making, Iranian cinema has recently been experiencing many problems with production, financing and distribution, with some industry experts saying that Iranian cinema is now heading in the wrong...

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File photo of Iranian students relaxing in Tehran. (AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

Iranian students in the UK: Caught between two worlds

by Mansoureh Farahani | Sep 25, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian students in Britain, like any other foreign students, face a number of problems, mostly revolving about being away from home and family. Iranian students in Britain face an added challenge, however, and it revolves very much around...

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Iran’s caretaker minister of higher education, Jaafar Towfiqi (Photo courtesy of office of the president of Iran)

Iran’s Universities Minister on Academic Freedom

by Mansoureh Farahani | Sep 2, 2013 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jaafar Towfiqi, a former minister of science, research and technology, was chief campaigner for former presidential candidate Mohammad-Reza Aref. After the parliament rejected President Hassan Rouhani’s choice for his old portfolio, Jaafar...