Films By Iranian Women Get Top Billing In Europe’s Movie Theaters
By Ahmad Rafat
Women directors of Iranian descent are seeing their movies widely showcased across European movie theaters. The directors are Zar Amir Ebrahimi, with “Tatami;” Maryam Keshavarz, the Iranian-American director of “The Persian Version;”...
The Week in Review: March 29th – April 5th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 05.04.24
April 5 - A surge in executions in Iran for drug related offenses was reported by Amnesty International this week.
The human rights watchdog said the Islamic Republic had executed 853...
ANALYSIS: ISIS Khorasan Poses A Real Danger to Global Security
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP), also known as ISIS Khorasan or ISIS-K, has made global headlines since the terrorist attack on the concert hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, which killed 143 people...
Marjane Satrapi Is Elected to France’s Académie des Beaux Arts, 50 Years After Empress...
By Nazanine Nouri
Marjane Satrapi, the award-winning French-Iranian graphic novelist and filmmaker, has been elected to France’s prestigious Académie des Beaux-arts – or Fine Arts Academy.
Satrapi is the second Iranian-born personality to be elected to...
Designer Taherpour Says He Got Death Threats From Office of Iran’s President
By Ahmad Rafat
Saman Taherpour, an Iranian artist, designer, and entrepreneur based in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the founder of Kiani Concept company, has received death threats from individuals claiming to represent the Office of the...
The Week in Review: March 22nd – March 29th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 29.03.24
March 29 - A senior police officer in Iran was sentenced to death this week for killing a man during the 2022 anti-government protests which swept the country, according to...
Video Interview: U.S. Gives Activist Fariba Balouch ‘International Women of Courage’ Award
By Kayhan Life Staff: Advocate for women's rights Fariba Baloch is among the 13 winners of the US State Department's "Brave Women 2024" international award.
The US Department of State announced that the award is...
Nowruz 2024: Iranians Celebrate Their Heritage
By Kayhan Life Staff
This year's Nowruz holiday in Iran saw thousands of people visiting historical sites and royal palaces. Official statistics released during the first few days of the holiday showed that more than...
