Features
Collection of Poems By Female Iranian Poets, ‘Songs of Freedom,’ Launched in London
By Kayhan Life Staff
Ten female poets – nine of them Iranian, and one of them...
Musician Whose Song Was Used on Social Media Posts About Nationwide Protests in Iran Opens up About Anxiety
By Rollo Ross
LOS ANGELES, Jan 26 (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Tom Odell surged in popularity in the...
Remembering Lily Afshar, Master of Classical Guitar, University of Memphis Professor
By Nazanine Nouri
The internationally renowned classical guitarist Lily Afshar passed away at the age of...
Prima Ballerina Haydeh Changizian Dreams of Reopening A Ballet School in Iran
By Katy Shahandeh
Haydeh Changizian is an artist with an illustrious past. Formerly a Prima Ballerina...
Kayhan Life Interviews Niyaz, the Iranian Musical Duo
By Ahmad Rafat
Niyaz is an Iranian musical duo created by the singer Azam Ali —...
Getty Villa’s Open-Air Persian Concerts Feature Fared Shafinury, Awardwinning Setar Virtuoso
By Fred Parvaneh
On June 25, 2022, Farhang Foundation, a nonprofit organization established to celebrate and...
Iran Arrests Four Female Vocalists; Women Face More and More Constraints
By Kayhan Life Staff
Authorities in Minab, in the southern province of Hormozgan, arrested four female...
INTERVIEW: Israeli-Iranian Singer Liraz Charhi to Debut Her Album “Zan” In London Concert
By Ahmad Rafat
Liraz Charhi, a 31-year-old Israeli Singer of Iranian descent, will debut her album...
INTERVIEW: Singer Niaz Nawab Fuses Persian Poetry With Western Sound
By Fred Parvaneh
Niaz Nawab is an Iranian-born singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, and music teacher currently...
INTERVIEW: Hollywood Soundtrack Composer, Niyaz Founder Loga Ramin Torkian
By Fred Parvaneh
Loga Ramin Torkian is an Iranian-born instrumentalist and composer and co-founder of the...
Former White House Speechwriter Rosshirt Discusses Breakdown, Childhood in Iran
By Nazenin Ansari
Tom Rosshirt is an American author and strategist who works with leaders in business, philanthropy, and academia, and spent three years in...
‘The Mullahs’ Hidden Face’: Exclusive Interview With Author Emmanuel Razavi
By Nazenin Ansari
"You have targeted 'dangerous' individuals who resort to killing and kidnapping their opponents and journalists whenever it benefits them. Even in France,...
Trading Shahnameh for De Kooning: New Memoir Recounts Historic 1994 ‘Exchange’
By Nazanine Nouri
A new memoir by the late British art dealer Oliver Hoare tells the story of how, 30 years ago, he engineered a...
Empress Farah Pahlavi Is Focus of New Book By France’s Frédéric Mitterrand
By Firouzeh Nabavi
“Farah” is the title of the last book ever published by Frédéric Mitterrand, a onetime Culture Minister of France and a nephew...
Iran’s Clerics Will Be ‘Finished’ After Khamenei, Says Author Arash Azizi
By Ahmad Rafat
"What Iranians Want" – by the Iranian-born author and academic Arash Azizi -- is one of the first books to be published...
Heritage
Soccer-Inter Forward Taremi Stranded in Iran Amid Conflict
June 15 (Reuters) - Inter Milan forward Mehdi Taremi has been left stranded in Iran after failing to get a flight out of the country amid its conflict with Israel, a club source told Reuters, with Italian media reporting the 32-year-old will miss the Club World Cup.
Iranian airspace...
Soccer-Iran, Uzbekistan Secure Group a World Cup Qualifying Spots
June 6 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan coach Timur Kapadze lauded the efforts of his players after the Central Asian country qualified for the World Cup for the first time.
The White Wolves claimed their spot at the expanded 48-team 2026 finals on Thursday with a 0-0 draw in the...
Soccer- Qatar to Face Iran in World Cup Qualifiers
June 3 (Reuters) - Qatar are within "touching distance" of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and will go all out against Iran and Uzbekistan over the next week to keep their dream alive, says new coach Julen Lopetegui.
Qatar, who hosted the 2022 World Cup but...
Soccer-Iran Coach Hails ‘Great’ Taremi After World Cup Ticket Confirmed
By Michael Church
March 26 (Reuters) - Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei praised Mehdi Taremi's impact after the Inter Milan striker scored twice in a 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan on Tuesday that secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup finals.
Taremi has endured an inconsistent season due to injury...
Soccer-Iran Seal World Cup Qualification as Taremi Double Earns Draw
By Michael Church
March 25 (Reuters) - Iran confirmed their qualification for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday as Mehdi Taremi scored a second-half double to earn his side a 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan in Tehran's Azadi Stadium in Group A of Asia's preliminaries.
Needing a point to join...
Soccer-Iran Host Uzbekistan Needing Only a Point to Seal World Cup Berth
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, March 23 (Reuters) - Iran need only a draw from their match against Uzbekistan at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Tuesday to join Japan in securing a spot at the 2026 World Cup while stuttering South Korea will look to steady...
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