Bahrain Orders 17,000 School Textbooks Reprinted over “Persian Gulf” Gaffe
DUBAI, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Bahrain has ordered 17,000 English school textbooks reprinted for labeling the body of water surrounding the Arab island kingdom as the "Persian Gulf", a political taboo, state news agency...
Project to Digitally Reassemble Shahnameh Is Launching in London in October
By Kayhan Life Staff
A global project to digitally reassemble the complete Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp – the priceless 16th-century Persian manuscript which was dismembered in the 1960s -- is due to be publicly launched...
How Cholera Transformed Iran: Interview with Author Amir Afkhami
Few diseases have killed so many and so randomly throughout history as has cholera. While mostly –though not entirely -- dealt with throughout the world these days, the study of how and why it...
Censored Iranian Books Pop Up In Travelling Book Fair
By Cyrus Naji
A travelling fair of books banned in Iran is making its way around major Western cities. The 2nd Tehran Book Fair, Uncensored (ending May 14) highlights the reality of censorship in Iran and the innovative ways in which 15 publishers circumvent the restrictions.
A travelling fair of books banned in Iran is making its way around major Western cities. The 2nd Tehran Book Fair, Uncensored (ending May 14) highlights the reality of censorship in Iran and the innovative ways in which 15 publishers circumvent the restrictions.
Surviving 438 Days in a Maximum-Security Prison, Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Defends Iran’s Detainees
By Peyman Pejman
Egypt’s notorious maximum-security Scorpion prison is reserved for terrorists, criminals and high-level political prisoners. And yet that's exactly where Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy – at the time the bureau chief of Al Jazeera's English channel – spent a total of 438 days in captivity.
Egypt’s notorious maximum-security Scorpion prison is reserved for terrorists, criminals and high-level political prisoners. And yet that's exactly where Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy – at the time the bureau chief of Al Jazeera's English channel – spent a total of 438 days in captivity.
A Memoir of Iran: Interview with Cyrus Kadivar
By Tara Biglari
"Farewell Shiraz" is the title of a new memoir by the Iranian author Cyrus Kadivar, which details how the 1979 Iranian Revolution uprooted his family and led them far from the place...
‘Letters to A Young Muslim’: An Ambassador’s Advice to Young People in the Muslim...
By Peyman Pejman
Since the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, there has been much criticism in the West that the Muslim world, collectively speaking, has not done enough soul searching, and that it has shied away from discussing taboo issues.
Since the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, there has been much criticism in the West that the Muslim world, collectively speaking, has not done enough soul searching, and that it has shied away from discussing taboo issues.
‘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...
Marjane Satrapi Releases ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Book With Fellow Illustrators
By Ahmad Rafat
Seventeen Iranian and non-Iranian illustrators including Marjane Satrapi have released a book titled “Woman, Life, Freedom.” The book, originally published in French, has been translated into English and other languages, with Satrapi...
War Correspondent and Novelist Peyman Pejman Discusses Journalism and Thriller Writing
As a fearless reporter and war correspondent, Peyman Pejman witnessed major milestones in the contemporary history of the Middle East: from the 1978-79 Iranian Revolution to the Israeli invasion of Beirut to the two...
