Baktash Abtin is no longer with us. Baktash Abtin, What could justify sending anyone to prison because they write, because they question,...

As part of ROOTS group we visited Reform Radio, Manchester. I interviewed Khalid Mussa and was interviewed by Khalid Mussa about...

Baktash Abtin is no longer with us. گفتی اگر دانی مرا آیی و بستانی مرا هوشنگ ابتهاج

Talking about the experience of story telling from Shahnameh Graffiti in Mashhad and a talk with Abbas Shahsavar (the session is in...

This time last year, I was still completing my Art Council DYPR application form. I still find it difficult to believe that my...

I came across an old article that I wrote on 2011. It is about the experience of a visit in the Manchester University library. بخش خاور...

Thanks for visiting jarofwords.com during 2021. As ever, I rely on your help and support. Have a fantastic New Year. I hope to see you...

Yalda, an old celebration, marks the beginning of winter, at the last night of autumn. https://theconversation.com/a-persian-festival-yal...

Published in 1622, this book was the treasurer that I came across in Portico Library.

One of the most important point in making a book mount (museum quality) is using acid free material. This week I learnt how to make a...

جای دندان‌های فاج‌ بی‌بی، خرگوش کوچولوی خانه‌ روی کاغذهای لوله شده. خوشحالم وقتی مچش را گرفتم هنوز به نوشته‌هام نرسیده بود. نتیجه اخلاقی:...

Lion and The Sun = شیر و خورشید British Museum, UK Shahname (a Persian poetry book written over 1000 year ago) can be used as a reference...

In the most resent Shahnameh reading workshop by Friends of Shahnameh, as we were reading Kamous Koshani story, we came across a stanza...

آمال، عروسک سه و نیم متری، نماد کودک نه ساله پناه جو از سوریه است که بعد از طی 8000 کیلومتراز سفری که از مرز سوریه و ترکیه شروع شد دیشب...

This year I worked with Journeys Festival 21 as a volunteer. A unique experience, I got to see some amazing artwork installation . My...

One of the aims of developing jarofwords.com was to give visibility to my work. The PDF version of Bazgasht (Homecoming), third edition...

kneeling Bulls, The Louver, Paris The museum’s coffeeshop was busy but there were still a few empty tables around when a couple sat at a...