More and More Iranian Women Undergo Sex Reassignment Surgery, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The number of female-to-male sex reassignment surgeries (SRS) has increased in Iran, according to Dr. Abbas Masjedi Arani, the director of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization.
In comments reported by the Iranian...
A Survey by a US-Based Research Institute Shows Iranians Support Reza Pahlavi
By Kayhan Life Staff
In February 2023, the Empirical Research and Forecasting Institute (erf.i), a research center and think tank based in the United States, released the results of its second survey titled “Political Stance...
Remembering Iranian Actor-Director Parviz Kardan, Star of Morad Barghi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The celebrated Iranian actor and director Parviz Kardan died of a heart attack on June 10 in Los Angeles, California, aged 84.
Although he lived abroad for many years, Kardan’s TV series...
ANALYSIS: House Prices in Iran Reflect Deep Income Inequality
By Kayhan Life Staff
The architects of the Islamic Republic claimed that their 1979 revolution would usher in a new era of economic prosperity, social justice, and equal opportunity for all in Iran.
Nearly 43 years...
Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi’s 83rd Birthday Is Celebrated Via Online Video Gathering
By Kayhan Life Staff
October 15 marked the 83rd birthday of Empress Farah Pahlavi, wife of the late Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1980), who reigned from 1941 until 1979.
The Constitutional Party of Iran hosted an...
Iran Arrests Human Rights Activist Farideh Moradkhani, Niece of Khamenei
By Kayhan Life Staff
Farideh Moradkhani, a human rights activist and the niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (his sister’s daughter), was arrested on Jan. 13, according to human rights organizations.
Ms. Moradkhani, the...
Why Fresno, California Has Declared Oct. 14 Shahbanou Farah Day: Interview
By Kayhan Life Staff
The city of Fresno in California officially proclaimed Oct. 14 as Shahbanou Farah day to mark the birthday of Iran’s former Empress Farah Pahlavi. Iran’s imperial flag was flown over the...
Remembering Iranian Poet Amir Houshang Ebtehaj, ‘Sayeh’
By Kayhan Life Staff
The renowned Iranian poet, master of modern ghazal and scholar of Persian literature Amir Houshang Ebtehaj, who also worked under the pen name H.E. Sayeh (meaning shadow), died on Aug. 10...
Iranian Workers Stage Nationwide Strike; More than 60 Companies Are Impacted
By Kayhan Life Staff
A nationwide strike by Iranian oil workers on fixed-term contracts — which started a day after the June 18 Iranian presidential elections — has spread to at least 62 oil, gas,...
French Senate Hosts Empress Farah Pahlavi and Princess Nour Pahlavi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Empress Farah Pahlavi and her granddaughter Princess Nour (eldest daughter of Prince Reza Pahlavi) were special guests of the French Senate on Nov. 29.
The visit included a conference titled “Woman, life,...
