Ballerina Farzaneh Kaboli Offers Dance Instruction to Women in Iran
By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh
Farzaneh Kaboli is an Iranian ballet dancer, choreographer, stage and film actress. She was one of the country’s most famous ballerinas before the Revolution.
The Islamic Republic imposed a ban on dancing after...
EXCLUSIVE: Meet Champion Speed Climber Farnaz ‘Spider-Woman’ Esmaeilzadeh
By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh
Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh is an Iranian-born speed climber (on rocks, walls, and poles) and the gold medalist at the Canadian National Championship in 2015. She is ranked seventh in the International Federation of...
Iranians Tell Kayhan Life How COVID-19 Has Affected Their Everyday Life
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
According to official figures, the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 has infected 58,226 people. As of early April, it had claimed more than 3,600 lives in Iran. Some people, however, believe the actual number...
Author Nazila Fathi Releases New Books, Aims to Educate Children of Iranian Diaspora
By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh
Nazila Fathi is an Iranian-American author and a former reporter for The New York Times. Born in Tehran in 1970, she emigrated to Canada and then the U.S. after the controversial 2009...
Islamic Republic Systematically Persecutes Bahais, Spokesman Says
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Eight people of Bahai faith who had been arrested by the authorities between September 16 and October 17 in Karaj on unspecified charges remain in custody at Tehran Evin prison, according to...
Iranian Designer Elish Makes Handmade Dolls Popular with Expatriates
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Kayhan Life discovered Elish, an Iranian art doll studio, through its Twitter account @eliart. The workshop produces small handmade rag and soft dolls which closely resemble the Russian Tilda. The products are...
Woman Arrested for Hijab Removal Recalls Prison Ordeal
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Shaparak Shajarizadeh, a 45-year old Iranian woman, was arrested in January after removing her headscarf in public in protest against the mandatory Islamic hijab law. Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi sought a...
The Iranian Soprano: Interview with Shaqayeq Kamali
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
The Iranian soprano Shaqayeq Kamali was born in Tehran. She studied piano and voice at Tehran University’s School of Arts. She left Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and continued her studies...
Fate of Iran’s Youngest Political Prisoner Raises Concerns
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi is an ethnic Baluchi who has served nearly nine years of his 15-year sentence in Ardabil Prison - thousands of kilometers away from his home province of Chabahar....
Concern Over Deteriorating Health of Imprisoned Majid Asadi
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
November 10, 2017 Majid Asadi, an Allameh Tabataba’i University graduate with a degree in economics, was arrested on February 18 at his house in Karaj and taken to Tehran’s Evin Prison.
In a recently...
