Sculptor Siah Armajani, Who Exhibited at the Met Museum in 2018, Dies at 81
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born, American sculptor Siah Armajani has died of heart failure in Minneapolis at the age of 81. The artist’s death was announced on social media by The Metropolitan Museum of Art,...
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...
Who’s Leading the UAE’s Mission to Mars? The Iranian-Born Scientist Sarah Al Amiri
By Nazanine Nouri
Sarah Al Amiri is an Iranian-born émigré to the United Arab Emirates. The 33-year-old is also the scientist in charge of the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission: the UAE’s mission to Mars.
Al...
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...
Peyman Kargar Becomes New Chairman of Japanese Carmaker Infiniti
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born executive Peyman Kargar has been appointed as senior vice-president and chairman of Infiniti Motor Company, the luxury-car division of Nissan Motor Co. The move comes as Infiniti reinvents itself and...
Oscars Academy Invites Samira Makhmalbaf, Three Other Iranian-Born Talents to Join
By Nazanine Nouri and Kayhan Life Staff
Hollywood is honoring Iranian-born talent.
Four film-industry professionals have been invited to join the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- the panel that elects the winners...
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...
Net-A-Porter Selects Sahar Asvandi, Designer of S. Joon Handbags, For Mentorship Program
By Nazanine Nouri
Sahar Asvandi is the British-Iranian designer behind the luxury handbag label S.Joon, and one of only four designers selected to participate in NET-A-PORTER’s Spring-Summer 2020 prestigious Vanguard program.
The global luxury e-commerce brand’s...
Monir Farmanfarmaian Work Sells For More than $200,000 In Online Bonhams Auction
By Nazanine Nouri
A work by the late artist Monir Farmanfarmaian sold online for 168,813 pounds ($213,000) in an auction of Middle Eastern art held by Bonhams last week.
“The Magnificent Sacred” -- a meter-wide nonagon...
‘Superabundantly Talented’ Author Ottessa Moshfegh Releases New Book
By Nazanine Nouri
Ottessa Moshfegh is an award-winning American author and novelist of Iranian descent who has published four books to great critical acclaim since 2014. Her latest -- "Death in Her Hands," described as...
