Journalist and author of Lipstick Jihad
Posted in Journal on Jun 4th, 2007
I’m no expert in Iranian classical music, but I do know that Ostad Mohammad Reza Lotfi is a divine composer and tar player, and that I can listen to his performances for hours, rapt with admiration. I’ve written previously in TIME about how fascinating I find his recent return to Iran, especially his efforts in [...]
Posted in TIME on Apr 2nd, 2007
Last summer, when Ostad Mohammad-Reza Lotfi — Iran’s most accomplished classical musician and tar master — returned from exile in the West to found a music school, hordes of eager young musicians stood in interminable lines under the Tehran sun, instrument cases tucked under their arms, waiting to take the entrance exam. The opportunity to [...]