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The talented musical duo behind the alternative fusion group, Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian.

The talented musical duo behind the alternative fusion group,
Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian.

Niyaz

the talented musical duo behind the alternative fusion group, Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian.

Niyaz

The popular Iranian-Canadian fashion blogger and journalist, Bahar Eslami – her first ever interview in English.

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The popular Iranian-Canadian fashion blogger and journalist, Bahar Eslami –
her first ever interview in English.

A feature interview with Afghan-American actress,
Azita Ghanizada

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The popular Iranian-Canadian fashion blogger and journalist, Bahar Eslami – her first ever interview in English.

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The composer, producer and pianist.

Reza Rohani

A feature interview with composer, producer, pianist.

A feature interview with composer, producer, pianist.

Reza Rohani

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With this year’s Nowruz marking a new century in the Iranian calendar (1400), Roqe sets out to explore what Iran was, and who Iranians were, in their pre-Islamic era (pre-650 AD). Dr. Richard Foltz, an author and historian who specializes in the history of Iranian civilization sits down with Jian for a feature interview covering the impact of ancient Iran on global civilization and the common threads of continuity between Iranians before Islam and Iranians of today. Richard Foltz is a Professor of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University in Montréal. He is the author of numerous books including, “Iran in World History” and his most recent book, “A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East.

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A feature interview with acclaimed Iranian-American surgeon, Dr. Abbas Ardehali, Surgical Director of the UCLA Heart-Lung Transplant programs, and Professor of Surgery and Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine. Abbas joins Jian to discuss his journey from Iran as a young man, excelling in engineering and medicine in America, his passion for helping people, and the story of becoming the first surgeon in the United States to perform a “breathing lung” transplant – a procedure he was instrumental in developing. Abbas, who is the winner of numerous awards including being named, “Best Doctor in America,” 2006-2017, discusses his pride in being Iranian and his observations of how the Persian community in the diaspora has evolved in recent years.

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Shahrnush Parsipur engages in a wide-ranging conversation with Jian on everything from writer’s block, to years in prison, to resilience, and not fearing Khomeini.

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Part Two is entitled, “Sonics, Class, and Connection” and features Reza Moghaddas (Toronto), Amir Bahari (Tehran), and Sepp Osley (London).

Part Three is entitled, “Drugs, Access and Melancholy” and features Arash Sobhani (Stockholm), Siamak Shirazi (Portland), Maral Mohammadi (London), and Ehsan Sadigh (Toronto)

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