A Persian Puppeteer in London
By Tara Biglari
"Dream and Destiny: Persian Modern Tales" was the title of a show performed at the Little Angel Theatre in Islington, north London, in September. It was the work of the Little Giants...
“Exiles from Paradise”: Novelist Brigitte Adès Explores the Life of Iranians in the West
By Firouzeh Nabavi
Brigitte Adès is a French journalist and author who, for the past 25 years, has been the UK bureau chief of the respected French foreign-affairs journal Politique Internationale. Married to an Iranian-born...
Award-winning Author Khakpour Writes Memoir of Her Illness
Porochista Khakpour is an acclaimed Iranian-American author and academic whose memoir "Sick: A Memoir" – about her battle with Lyme Disease – is due to be published by HarperCollins in May 2018.
Khakpour's debut novel...
Pulitzer Prize for Drama Goes To Iranian-American Playwright Sanaz Toossi For ‘English’
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-American playwright Sanaz Toossi has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama – one of the most prestigious awards in the U.S. -- for her play “English,” her first-ever production.
It’s the...
Film Director Lambastes Journalist Over Opposition To Hijab
Marzieh Boroumand, a veteran Iranian film and television director who has come out against the compulsory hijab, has also criticized those who incite civil unrest, particularly from outside the country.
A recent message on her...
At Frieze LA, Artist Amir H. Fallah to Unveil Neon Billboard Inspired by Iran...
By Firouzeh Nabavi
A new artwork by the Iranian-born, Los Angeles-based contemporary artist Amir H. Fallah is set to be unveiled on the first day of the Frieze LA art fair on Feb. 17. The...
Googoosh Pays Tribute to Dead Iranian Protesters In Sold-Out Paris Mega-Concert
By Nazanine Nouri
Googoosh took Paris by storm with a sold-out concert at the 3,700-seat Palais des Congrès on December 20, bringing audiences to their feet in a performance that drew laughter and tears and...
Life At the Italian Embassy in Tehran: Ambassador’s Daughter Writes Graphic Novel
By Ahmad Rafat
Chiara Mezzalama has a special relationship with Iran: She moved there two years after the 1979 Revolution when her father, Francesco Mezzalama, became the Italian ambassador to Tehran. They lived in the...
INTERVIEW: Israeli-Iranian Singer Liraz Charhi to Debut Her Album “Zan” In London Concert
By Ahmad Rafat
Liraz Charhi, a 31-year-old Israeli Singer of Iranian descent, will debut her album Zan (“Woman”) at a concert on May 19 in London.
Born in Ramla, Israel, into a Persian Jewish family, she...
Nowruz Events in the U.S.
By Fred Parvaneh
From coast to coast and in every major city in the US, Iranian-Americans celebrate the arrival of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, which coincides with the first day of Spring.
This year’s...
