Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Neither East Nor West
(Christiane Bird) American woman's account of her travels in
Iran.
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The Valleys of the Assassins: and Other Persian Travels
(Freya Stark) A classic
travelogue - challenging perceptions and illuminating reality.
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All the Shah's Men
(Stephen Kinzer) Page-turning true story of the CIA's 1953 coup
in Iran.
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The Cypress Tree
(Kamin Mohammadi) The author discovers her Iranian heritage
during travels home.
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In the Land of the Ayatollahs Tupac Shapur is King
(Shahzad Aziz) Combines
travelogue and humour in its often insightful observations.
Top Movies
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Children of Heaven
(1997) Majid Majidi's tale of two poor children losing a pair of
shoes.
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Taste of Cherry
(1997) Abbas Kairostami looks at the taboo subject of suicide.
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A Time for Drunken Horses
(2000) Bahman Ghobadi's look at Kurdish orphans and
smugglers on the Iraqi border.
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Offside
(2006) Jafar Panahi's story of women spectators banned from watching foot-
ball.
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A Separation
(2012) Asghar Farhadi's Oscar-winning look at a Tehran marriage fall-
ing apart.
