Author name: Nahid Siamdoust

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/politics-of-music-in-iran/id1515542917?i=1000494891077

https://www.bbc.com/persian/arts-54320310 https://www.bbc.com/persian/arts-54320310/

How did the newly established Islamic Republic regulate music following the 1979 revolution, and what have been the effects of those policies on music in contemporary Iran? Journalist and author, Nahid Siamdoust shares from her book, Soundtrack of the Revolution: The Politics of Music in Iran, an alternative history of postrevolutionary Iran viewed through the …

ISLAM & MUSIC: THE CASE OF IRAN at the Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven, 14 June 2018 Read More »

On Dec. 27, Vida Movahed stood bareheaded on a utility box on one of Tehran’s busiest thoroughfares, waving her white head scarf on a stick. Within days, images of the 31-year-old, who was detained and then released a few weeks later, had become an iconic symbol. In the weeks since Ms. Movahed’s peaceful protest of …

New York Times Op-Ed: Why Iranian Women Are Taking Off Their Head Scarves Read More »

Conference at Yale University’s Iranian Studies Program, January 26-27, 2018 A two-day symposium that highlights the social and political significance of music in Iran in six panels, ranging from popular music in the Safavid period to rock music in the Islamic Republic. There will also be three musician sessions, featuring among them Iran’s first female …

Popular Music & Society in Iran: New Directions Read More »

https://soundcloud.com/nah…/10-songs-that-define-modern-iran What 10 songs define modern Iran? I know many of you are interested in the music that I write about in my book “Soundtrack of the Revolution: The Politics of Music in Iran.” So I’ve put together a podcast. I tried to choose songs that speak to the most important political and cultural currents in …

10 Songs that Define Modern Iran Read More »

Please tune in to hear my interview with BBC World’s Razia Iqbal on NPR NY time 9:50am, one day ahead of Iran’s Presidential Election!