Wine Press Dating Back 2,700 Years Discovered in Northern Iraq
By Kawa Omar
DOHUK, Iraq, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Archaeologists have excavated the first, and what they believe is the oldest, industrial wine press in northern Mesopotamia dating back more than 2,700 years and coinciding...
Paris’s Asia Now Fair Shines Spotlight on Iranian Galleries, Pioneering Female Artists
By Nazanine Nouri
Iranian art galleries were in the spotlight at the Asia Now Art Fair last week. For its 7th edition, the fair devoted an entire section to Iran, bringing a selection of Iran’s...
Historic Shiraz Houses May Be Destroyed to Expand Shah-e-Cheragh Shrine
By Kayhan Life Staff
The government of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is reportedly planning to demolish some 200 historic houses in Shiraz to expand the Shah-e-Cheragh Mosque and shrine complex. The proposed plan reportedly calls...
Why Fresno, California Has Declared Oct. 14 Shahbanou Farah Day: Interview
By Kayhan Life Staff
The city of Fresno in California officially proclaimed Oct. 14 as Shahbanou Farah day to mark the birthday of Iran’s former Empress Farah Pahlavi. Iran’s imperial flag was flown over the...
‘Asia Now’ Fair in Paris Cancels Display of Paykan Art Car, Project Supporting Iran’s...
By Nazanine Nouri
The PaykanArtCar -- a Paykan automobile turned into an artwork by the Iranian artist Alireza Shojaian in support of Iran’s LGBTQ community -- was due to be exhibited at the Asia Now...
Singing About Hijab: Pop Vocalist Golazin Speaks to Kayhan Life
By Ahmad Rafat
Golazin Ardestani, better known as “Golazin” or “Gola,” is an Iranian-born Trap pop and urban singer. She has recently released her latest single, Haghmeh, which is about the mandatory hijab imposed on Iranian...
Googoosh Embarks on World Tour, Releases Album 21 Years After Her Comeback
By Nazanine Nouri
Googoosh, one of the most influential Iranian pop artists of all time and a national treasure to generations of Iranians, is celebrating the 21st anniversary of her return to the world stage...
“From Miniskirt to Hijab”: Author Jacqueline Saper Discusses Her Memoir
By Nazanine Nouri
Jacqueline Saper is an Iranian-American author, speaker and lecturer based in Chicago whose memoir "From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran" won the Chicago Writers Association 2020 Book of the...
Marjane Satrapi Takes Up Painting, Exhibits Portraits at ‘Art Paris’ Fair
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born filmmaker and graphic novelist has taken up a new artistic discipline: painting.
A series of her canvases recently went on show at the Art Paris art fair, held in a sprawling...
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...
