The German-born, New York-based filmmaker Till Schauder‘s previous film The Iran Job was about an American basketball player who went with great trepidation to play professionally in Iran, a winning ...

TEL AVIV — Israel and Iran may not be on speaking terms but some of their citizens are breaking out in song together. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

Iranian Rapper Shahin Najafi has been forced into hiding after Iranian clerics placed a $100,000 bounty on the performer's head. According to The Independent, Najafi's latest single "Naqi" -- named ...

In this undated picture publicly provided by the Shahin Najafi managment, rapper Shahin Najafi performs in Duesseldorf , Germany. The Iranian-born singer who went into hiding after receiving death ...

Shahin Najafi and the power of protest poetry. [ spotlight ] "A protest song is a song that's so specific that you cannot mistake it for bullshit," wrote Phil Ochs, the American folk singer. Protest ...

Till Schauder’s absorbing documentary “When God Sleeps” profiles Shahin Najafi, an Iranian rap musician and singer who lives in exile in Germany. One of his songs, “Naghi,” upset the government so ...

After being sentenced to death in May for releasing controversial song lyrics in his home country of Iran, international rapper Shahin Najafi spoke Sunday afternoon at UC Berkeley as part of the ...

BERLIN – An Iranian-born singer who went into hiding after receiving death threats for allegedly insulting a Shiite saint said Friday he didn't intend to provoke the wrath of religious extremists.

You can’t know what to expect when you try to interview someone who is actively dodging assassination. I ring the doorbell. No answer. I try again, then knock. Nothing. The location of our meeting was ...

Shahin Najafi had a fatwa placed on him after releasing the song "Naghi." This week a popular Iranian rapper is coming out of hiding to perform in Berkeley at his first U.S. concert. Last spring an ...