https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/07/10/poliwood-interviewing-cyrus-nowrasteh/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:57:35 -0400<![CDATA[This week Lionel and I had the pleasure of having our friend Cyrus Nowrasteh as our guest on Poliwood. Cyrus is the co-writer (with his wife Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh) and director of the recently-released controversial (isn&#8217;t that the word I&#8217;m supposed to use?) film The Stoning of Soraya M. For those of you who haven&#8217;t seen it yet, that&#8217;s the movie based on the non-fiction account by Freidoune Sahebjam of a stoning for adultery in rural Iran in the eighties &#8211; only the adultery had not taken place. It&#8217;s an indictment of sharia law that is remarkably timely, fortunately for the filmmaker if not so much (thus far) for the Iranian protesters. It&#8217;s a very powerful movie and obviously worth supporting under the circumstances as well. Go and see it.]]>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:36:04 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/07/10/poliwood-interviewing-cyrus-nowrasteh-n217276