This is not only a historical talk, but an immersive experience through myth, poetry, dreams, and live music with the Oud and Tanbour, instruments that carry ancestral memory.
Iran (historical Persia) is currently facing a profound crisis shaped by both escalating international conflict and intensified repression at home. The ongoing confrontation between Iran and the United States-Israel has raised the specter of a wider regional war, while inside the country the Iranian regime has responded to public dissent
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Amsterdam, 1 March 2026 (PDN) — Less than 24 hours after the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a large crowd from the Persian-Dutch community gathered in Dam Square to celebrate the death of the 86-year-old dictator in their homeland.
Kayhan Kalhor en het Rembrandt Frerichs Trio spelen sinds 2013 regelmatig samen, onder meer in Teheran, in het Barbican Centre, en op North Sea Jazz en Crossing Border. Hun debuut-cd It’s Still Autumn ontving wereldwijd juichende recensies.
Following the massive demonstrations in Iran against the Islamic regime, the Persian-Dutch community organised two demonstrations in The Hague over the weekend. The majority of protesters supported Prince Reza Pahlavi as the leader of the current movement in their homeland. The community feels deeply frustrated, particularly after reports revealed that
PDN – The Persian Dutch Network in Amsterdam has, for the first time, published the score of In Memory of Forugh Farrokhzad, a piano solo work by Sheida Gharachedaghi. This publication is funded by the Persian Heritage Foundation (PHF) in California. Sheida Gharachedaghi composed her solo piano piece In Memory of Forugh Farrokhzad in 1987. This four-movement work pays tribute to the iconic poet Forugh Farrokhzad