Misogyny Is Rooted in Iranian History and Culture, Says Dr. Shokoufeh Taghi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Honor killings have increased at an alarming rate in recent years in Iran. While institutionalized patriarchy and misogyny are endemic in the Islamic Republic, there are also prevalent in popular culture...
Iran’s Last Ambassador to Egypt, Dr. Abbas Nayeri, Is Remembered in Paris Commemoration
By Kayhan Life Staff
Dr. Abbas Nayeri, Iran’s former ambassador to Egypt and Morocco, was honored in a commemoration (marassem e khatm) earlier this week in Paris, the city where he had lived for the...
Remembering Baroness Afshar, Member of the House of Lords, Author and Journalist
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Right Honorable Baroness Afshar, a British life peer in the House of Lords and an emeritus professor of politics and women’s studies at the University of York, England, died on...
Historic Shiraz Houses May Be Destroyed to Expand Shah-e-Cheragh Shrine
By Kayhan Life Staff
The government of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is reportedly planning to demolish some 200 historic houses in Shiraz to expand the Shah-e-Cheragh Mosque and shrine complex. The proposed plan reportedly calls...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Worst Nightmare Would Be A Military-Led Revolt
By Kayhan Life Staff
Senior Iranian military officials have hailed lifting a 13-year UN arms embargo on Oct. 18 as a victory for the Islamic Republic. They say the measure will enable the country to...
Iranian-Irish Fusion Band Nava Is Nominated for Irish Folk Award; We Meet Co-Founder Coohe
By Kayhan Life Staff
Nava is a four-person Iranian-Irish musical group based in Dublin. Formed in 2016 by Irish folk and bluegrass musicians Paddy Kiernan and Niall Hughes, and Iranian born brothers Shahab and Shayan...
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi Says Iranian Regime Is ‘On Its Way Out’
By Kayhan Life Staff
On June 3, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi took part in a press conference on recent developments in Iran, including support for widespread protests against the Islamic Republic rule and how the...
Iranian Rap Artist Toomaj Salehi Is Arrested; Known for His Protest Songs
By Kayhan Life Staff
On Sept. 13, security forces arrested Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian rapper well known for protest songs including Soorakh Moosh (“Rat Hole”), Turkmenchay, and Anar (“Pomegranate”), the Iran Human Rights Monitor (HRM)...
Remembering Ardeshir Zahedi, Iran’s Former Foreign Minister, Ambassador to Washington
By Kayhan Life Staff
Ardeshir Zahedi, Iran’s Foreign Minister from 1966 to 1971 and its onetime ambassador to Washington and London, died in Montreux, Switzerland, on Nov. 18, aged 93. The family of “Ardeshir Khan,”...
Iran’s Azadi Tower Damaged by Sound Waves From Nowruz Gun Salute
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Azadi Tower (formerly known as Shahyad Tower), one of Tehran’s iconic landmarks, has been damaged by sound waves and vibrations during a cannon (artillery) firing ceremony (8-gun salute) to mark...
