Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Iranian Embassy in Washington, Closed for Decades, Becomes Beacon of Hope

By Tara Biglari With its high wooden beams and exquisite turquoise tiling, the building on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. catches the eye. Yet few passersby are aware that it once housed the Iranian Embassy....

British-Iranian R&B Artist Farrah Releases Hot Debut Track: Interview

By Natasha Phillips  British-Iranian singer Farrah Shekarchi-Khanghahi is making waves in the U.K. with her debut single, which offers a candid look at the music industry and her journey as an artist. Going by the stage...

Meet A Star of Israeli Thriller “Tehran”, Shila Ommi

By Natasha Phillips Israeli espionage thriller “Tehran” has been watched by viewers around the world and now been snapped up by Apple TV Plus, following its debut on Israel’s Kan 11 network this summer. The eight-part series follows...

Three Iranian-Born Actresses Are In Competition At 2022 Cannes Film Festival

By Kayhan Life Staff Three Iranian-born actresses —Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidoosti, and Zahra Amir Ebrahimi — have movies in competition for the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 17...

Marjan Kamali Discusses HBO Adaptation of Her Book “The Stationery Shop”

By Kayhan Life Staff   The Iranian-American author Marjan Kamali, whose novel “The Stationery Shop” was published in 2019, is about to see it come to life as an HBO series. The story of teenagers in Iran...

COMMENTARY: How Christmas, Mithraism and Yalda Night Are Closely Linked

  By Fereydoun Vahman A large percentage of the world population is celebrating Christmas and the New Year. Although the birth of Jesus and the start of the Christian New Year are a week apart, the...

Iranians Worldwide Celebrate Bonfire Night, or Chaharshanbe Suri

At sunset on Tuesday, millions of Iranians around the world will light bonfires and jump over them as they celebrate Chaharshanbe Suri: the prelude to Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

The Kayhan Life Interview: Dr. Firouz Naderi on Sanctions and Future of Iran

By Nazenin Ansari First Published on: Oct 17, 2018  Dr. Firouz Naderi is internationally recognized as the man who led the Mars Exploration Program at NASA and the successful landing of the Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity. Today, his...

Actor Nazanin Nour Collaborates with Hip Hop Artist Afta Hill in YouTube Film

By Fred Parvaneh Nazanin Nour -- the Iranian-American actor, writer and voice-over artist --  has released a short film on YouTube this week titled “I Don’t See the Point,” directed by Kia Mozaffari, with a...

Why Some Iranians Call Themselves ‘Persians’: UC Irvine’s Rahimieh Offers Clues

By Peyman Pejman
What is Iranian 'culture,' and how has it evolved as people's lives, views, and perceptions of their homeland have changed over the years?