Mohsen Namjoo and Abdi Behravanfar in concert in Yerevan, Armenia. 2007. Photo by bayamim via Flickr. U.S. now home to Mohsen Namjoo's innovative sounds, evocative lyrics. [ profile ] Tucked in an ...

Singer Mohsen Namjoo was sentenced to five years in prison in absentia under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for songs disparaging the Koran. Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with Namjoo on the day ...

The lobby of the Sammamish High Performing Arts Center buzzed with the svelte sounds of Farsi as nearly 300 members of the Eastside Persian community gathered for a much-anticipated concert Friday ...