Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Marjane Satrapi Releases ‘Radioactive,’ Biopic of Marie Curie

By Nazanine Nouri The Iranian-born, Oscar-nominated director Marjane Satrapi has a new movie out. “Radioactive” is the story of the scientist Marie Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the only woman...

Iranian-Canadian Racing Driver Nicholas Latifi Makes Formula One Debut in Austria

By Nazanine Nouri Nicholas Daniel Latifi is the first Iranian-Canadian racing driver ever to make a Formula One debut. He had his big moment with Williams Racing at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix – the...

British Museum Show Puts Ancient Persia, Achaemenids in the Spotlight

By Nazanine Nouri “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece” --  a new exhibition at the British Museum examining the complex relationship between luxury and power in ancient Iran, in Athens, and during the reign of...

Award winning Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani Has A Netflix Hit With ‘White Tiger’

By Nazanine Nouri The awardwinning Iranian-American director Ramin Bahrani’s “The White Tiger” is streaming on Netflix and topping the charts -- as well as garnering critical acclaim. The film is set in India, and based...

Who is Mohammad Rasoulof, Winner of the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear Award?

By Nazanine Nouri The 70th Berlin International Film Festival this year gave its top award -- the Golden Bear -- to the awardwinning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof for his new movie “There Is No Evil.” Rasoulof...

Iranian-Born Professor Yazdanpanah Takes the Lead in France’s Fight Against Covid-19

By Nazanine Nouri The Iranian-born infectiologist Yazdan Yazdanpanah is a leading expert in France's fight against the Coronavirus -- "one of the key players in the management of the Covid-19 health crisis,” according to the...

‘Time for A Feminist Revolution in Iran,’ Says Artist Soheila Sokhanvari

By Nazanine Nouri      https://kayhanlife.com/culture/art/iranian-feminist-icons-to-star-in-barbican-show-by-soheila-sokhanvari/ The Iranian-born British artist Soheila Sokhanvari, whose exhibition of Iranian feminist icons at London’s Barbican is drawing critical acclaim and a large number of visitors, has called for a “feminist revolution’’...

Author Nazila Fathi, Ex-New York Times Reporter, Releases Children’s Book

By Nazanine Nouri Nazila Fathi is an Iranian-American author and a former New York Times reporter in Tehran. Fathi emigrated to Canada and later the U.S. after the 2009 Iranian elections, in which a wave of...

“From Miniskirt to Hijab”: Author Jacqueline Saper Discusses Her Memoir

By Nazanine Nouri Jacqueline Saper is an Iranian-American author, speaker and lecturer based in Chicago whose memoir "From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran" won the Chicago Writers Association 2020 Book of the...

PREVIEW: ‘Epic Iran’ Exhibition Opens at London’s V&A on May 29; No Loans From...

By Nazanine Nouri The Victoria & Albert Museum in London — the world’s leading museum of art and design — is hosting the U.K.’s biggest exhibition of Iranian art, design and heritage in nearly a...