Dried fruit, saffron and herbal teas: small Iranian producers use German trade fairs to meet importers and retail buyers.
Iran produces most of the world’s saffron. German importers explain how buyers can recognise good threads.
Independent feature films and documentaries with German and English subtitles, followed by talks with the audience.
In 1819 Goethe published a collection of poems inspired by Hafez. Why the book still matters for German-Iranian cultural relations.
Students, nurses and engineers learn German for work and study, while children of the diaspora attend Persian weekend schools.
Naqsh-e Jahan Square, the Si-o-se Pol bridge and the old bazaar: a short guide to one of Iran’s most beautiful cities.
Tar, kamancheh and santur meet jazz and electronic music in a winter series of concerts for a mixed audience.
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