Mehdi Ghadyanloo: Beautifying Tehran One Wall at a Time
After answering an open call for artists in 2004, Iranian muralist, Mehdi Ghadyanloo was commissioned by the Tehran City Municipality to paint over 100 colorful murals. A city once covered in political paintings, either in remembrance of Iran-Iraq War martyrs or with negative slurs regarding America, Tehran had almost 5,000 bare walls to paint. When […]
CNN Takes a Look Inside Camp Ayandeh
CNN.com is featuring an article about Camp Ayandeh, which we reported on earlier, titled Iranian-American youth struggle to define themselves. Also available is this great video taking an inside look into the camp. Check it out: Iranian culture camp–Traveling from across the U.S., Iranian American youths attend camp in Georgia to ask questions about themselves.