Roqe Ep#192 – Dr. Dick Davis, Faezeh Samaei, Babak Payami on Filmmaker Arrests in Iran

Roqe 192 - Three feature interviews on another big weekly edition of Roqe. Hailed as the “finest translator of Persian poetry,” award-winning British poet, and leading scholar of Persian Literature, Dr. Dick Davis, joins Jian to discuss his life journey, his love for Iran and Persian culture, and his mission. As well, award-winning Iranian-Canadian film director Babak Payami returns to Roqe to recount the latest unjust arrests and detention of prominent filmmakers in Iran for expressing dissent. But first, Toronto-based fitness trainer and social media star, Faezeh Samaei joins Jian live in the Roqe Studio to discuss health and how she went from an Iranian introvert who experienced great personal tragedy, to her current ebulient presence on popular instagram channels. Note, re: the arrest of filmmakers in Iran, here is the link to an interview Jian did with Maziar Bahari in 2010 - as discussed on this episode - about the arrest of Jafar Panahi back then: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1434960492