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Archives: Culture
![Mosul Youth rescue Books and Music in wake of ISIL Defeat](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/mosul-youth-rescue-books-and-mus-187x137.jpg)
![A Turkish Woman in the Oedipus Complex: Orhan Pamuk’s “The Red-Haired Woman”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/a-turkish-woman-in-the-oedipus-c-187x137.jpg)
A Turkish Woman in the Oedipus Complex: Orhan Pamuk’s “The Red-Haired Woman”
By Erdağ Göknar | (Los Angeles Review of Books) | - - COULD A CONTEMPORARY STORY of love and vengeance set in Turkey have its roots in ancient myths of patricide and…![Novelist Arundhati Roy and her mission to inspire in the ‘Ministry of Utmost Happiness’](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/novelist-arundhati-roy-and-her-m-187x137.jpg)
Novelist Arundhati Roy and her mission to inspire in the ‘Ministry of Utmost Happiness’
By Ali Kazimi | (The Conversation) | - - Anjula Gogia, the activist bookseller from Another Story Bookshop in Toronto, had patiently nudged me over a few weeks to introduce and host…![Iran’s ‘Trumpism’ Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/irans-trumpism-cartoon-contest-d-187x137.jpg)
Iran’s ‘Trumpism’ Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions
TeleSur | - - More than 1,600 artworks were submitted to the “International Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest.” U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies are the themes of an international cartoon…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/F5C42E02-C744-4659-924B-7F8E3C136FE9_w1023_r1_s-750x422-1-187x137.jpg)
Is breathtaking Iran your next Tourist Destination?
By Frud Bezhan | ( RFE/RL) | - - Stunning landscapes, famous hospitality, and numerous World Heritage sites. Iran’s potential as a holiday destination is vast, but foreign tourists have largely avoided…![Ariana Grande One Love Manchester Benefit: Response to Terror](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/ariana-grande-one-love-mancheste-187x137.jpg)
Ariana Grande One Love Manchester Benefit: Response to Terror
Ariana Grande One Love Concert | Manchester | (Video Clip) | - - Ariana Grande returned to Manchester with some special guests to remember the victims of the attack which took place…![hat’s the most effective way to fight terrorism? – Juan Cole on CBS](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/hats-the-most-effective-way-to-f-187x137.jpg)
What’s the most effective way to fight terrorism? – Juan Cole on CBS
Reena Ninan | CBS News | (Video Clip) | - - "A new article in The Nation suggests Ariana Grande has a better approach to fighting terrorism than Defense Secretary James Mattis.…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/AN00014218_001_l-1-187x137.jpeg)
Painting of the Day: Girl w/ Wine Cup, Isfahan, Iran, 1650
British Museum | Persian Watercolor in style of Muhammad Qasim | - - "Girl with a wine cup Style of Muhammad Qasim Safavid Iran, Isfahan, 1640-50 Ink and opaque watercolour on paper…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/AN00020698_001_l-1-187x137.jpeg)
Picture of the Day: Iranian Woman Tambourine Player, 1848
British Museum | Persian Costumes | - - "Portrait of a young woman; single-page painting mounted on album folio. A young woman kneels on a yellow and white carpet while holding a…![Hassan Minhaj was told not to Roast Trump, But did Anyway (WH Correspondents)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/hassan-minhaj-was-told-not-to-ro-187x137.jpg)
Hassan Minhaj was told not to Roast Trump, But did Anyway (WH Correspondents)
Hassan Minhaj | (White House Correspondents Dinner) | (Video Clip) | - - "Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj took full advantage of Donald Trump's absence by taking aim at the president and…![Video of Day: Kitten tempted by Iran New Year Goldfish](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/video-of-day-kitten-tempted-by-i-187x137.jpg)
Video of Day: Kitten tempted by Iran New Year Goldfish
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | (Video Clip) | - - March 21 was the Persian New Year (Now Ruz), marking also the first day of spring (the vernal equinox). In…![N. Korea Interview interrupted by Unbearable Cuteness](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/n-korea-interview-interrupted-by-187x137.jpg)
N. Korea Interview interrupted by Unbearable Cuteness
BBC | (Video News Clip) | - - "There was an unexpected distraction for Professor Robert Kelly when he was being interviewed live on BBC News about South Korea. But he managed…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/zoroastrians-669x960-1-187x137.jpg)
Image of the Day: European Buddhists (?) & Zoroastrians, c. 1650
British Museum | (Safavid Era Painting) | - - School/style: Persian School/Style term details Culture/period: Safavid dynasty term details Date: 1650-1700 (circa) Production place: Made in: Iran "Four men worshipping at a…![Would Trump let Oscar Winner Mahershala Ali back into the Country?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/would-trump-let-oscar-winner-mah-187x137.jpg)
Would Trump let Oscar Winner Mahershala Ali back into the Country?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Mahershala Ali, 43, last night won an Oscar for best supporting actor, in Moonlight . The film treats themes of sexual repression, gayness,…![Iran’s Oscar-Winning Director Hopes Anti-Fascist Movement Grows](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/irans-oscar-winning-director-hop-187x137.jpg)
Iran’s Oscar-Winning Director Hopes Anti-Fascist Movement Grows
TeleSur | - - "We believe there is no best country, best gender, best religion or best color,” the directors of the five Oscar foreign films nominees wrote in a joint statement.…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/gazaold-750x590-1-187x137.jpg)
Photo of the Day: Gaza (the Old Town), 1862
The New York Public Library | Francis Frith | - - The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Gaza (the…![Oscar Nominee Asghar Farhadi between US Muslim Ban and Ayatollahs’ Censorship](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/oscar-nominee-asghar-farhadi-bet-187x137.jpg)
Oscar Nominee Asghar Farhadi between US Muslim Ban and Ayatollahs’ Censorship
By Kevin Hagopian | (The Conversation) | - - Politics loom over this year’s Oscars, with many bracing for what the winners will – or won’t – say when they ascend the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/DP235233-1-187x137.jpg)
Garden Party, 1640: Iranian Lady entertains European Gentleman
Metropolitian Museum of Art | Isfahan Tile | - - "At the center of this scene, a lady leans on a bolster pillow and languidly holds out a filled cup. Making somewhat…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/gemini-1-187x137.jpg)
Image of the Day: Gemini Constellation, As Seen in the Heavens, Iran,1630
New York Public Library | Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Gemini, as seen in the heavens. Mirror image of f. 91?" Tarjumah-i suwar al-kawâkib (Translation of "Images of the Planets").…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214823im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/drummergirl-1-187x137.jpg)