Hollywoodism conference covered by NY Times, LA Times, ForeignPolicy.com


Hollywoodism Conference Website

The Hollywoodism conference at this year's Fajr Film Festival in Tehran has garnered significant mainstream coverage -and a fatwa from the Anti-Defamation League that names me as a leader of the "rogue's gallery" at the conference!

NY Times: Stung by ‘Argo,’ Iran Backs Conference Denouncing ‘Hollywoodism’

L.A. Times: Tehran film conference denounces 'cultural assault' of Hollywood

ADL Press Release: Speakers at Iranian Conference Decry “Zionist” Influence on Hollywood

ADL: Iran “Hollywoodism” Conference Partners With U.S. & International Anti-Semites, Conspiracy Theorists

Foreign Policy: Mike Gravel on movies, sanctions, and what we can learn from Iran

Here are some photos from the conference:



Ken O'Keefe, TV host Nader Talebzadeh, me, & William Rodriguez hiding Arash
With Merlin Miller, who got my vote for president
I was in the middle of three million people rallying to celebrate the
anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution on Sunday, Feb. 10th 2012


A sign carried at the rally.


Another scene from the rally.




Praying at Imam Khomeini's mosque with Arash and William 


Allahu akbar

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