An Exhibition of Fish Nets Floating in Space: Interview with Shaqayeq Arabi
By Rawaa Talass
The Iranian-born artist Shaqayeq Arabi has changed countries and continents a few times in her lifetime. Born in 1974, she has lived in Tehran, New York, Paris, and Dubai, her home for...
Artist Abbas Akhavan Opens His First Exhibition in Scotland, ‘Study For a Garden’
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born, Montreal-based visual artist Abbas Akhavan has recently opened an exhibition at Mount Stuart, a neo-Gothic mansion on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. “Study for a Garden” (which ends Oct....
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...
Major Exhibition on Ancient Iran and the Classical World Opens at Getty Museum
By Nazanine Nouri
The first major U.S. exhibition to highlight the relationship between the Classical world and Ancient Iran recently opened at the Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles.
The exhibition, titled “Persia: Ancient Iran and...
Author Nazila Fathi, Ex-New York Times Reporter, Releases Children’s Book
By Nazanine Nouri
Nazila Fathi is an Iranian-American author and a former New York Times reporter in Tehran.
Fathi emigrated to Canada and later the U.S. after the 2009 Iranian elections, in which a wave of...
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...
Isfahan-Based Painter Sahar Tabatabaei Wants Persian Art to Flourish
By Tara Jamali
“Only those who live and breathe art dare to pursue it here.”
Those are the words of the 30-year-old Isfahan-based artist Sahar Tabatabaei, who speaks from experience — as someone who took the dare.
For...
Iranian Cuisine is Commemorated in Los Angeles as Part of Nowruz Festivities
By Fred Parvaneh
Iranian American Bita Milanian is a Senior Vice President at Ribbon Communications, a global public company that makes software, IP and optical networking solutions for service providers, enterprises and critical infrastructure sectors.
Bita...
“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...
A Persian Painter in Notting Hill: Mandana Khonsari Discusses Her Life and Art
By Firouzeh Nabavi
Steps away from the blue-fronted London bookstore made famous by the movie “Notting Hill” is a bakery-turned-art-gallery featuring paintings and etchings by the Iranian-born artist Mandana Khonsari.
Born and raised in Iran, Khonsari...
