The Iranianness of Nowruz 2019- Interview with Amir Taheri
By Nazenin Ansari
On the occasion of Nowruz 2019, Amir Taheri, the veteran international journalist and former editor-in-chief of Kayhan in Iran, 1972-1979, reflects on the political life of Iran as a country, and the...
Ready for Nowruz: 300 Million People Celebrate Persian New Year Worldwide
This week marks the start of the New Year for more than 300 million people around the world -- foremost among them the people of Iran, for whom it is the most important festive...
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.
LA Celebrates Nowruz, The Persian New Year, in Style
By Fred Parvaneh
Nowruz (meaning 'new day' in Persian) is an ancient celebration rooted in Zoroastrianism that marks the beginning of the New Year. Nowruz coincides with the vernal equinox, meaning the first day of...
Photographer Maryam Eisler Draws London Art World to Her Latest Gallery Exhibition
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By Tara Biglari
The photographer Maryam Eisler showed her latest body of work at the Tristan Hoare Gallery in London recently. Her exhibition launch was attended by a Who’s Who of the London art world:...
Iranian-American Filmmaker Wins Oscar for Menstruation Movie
By Tara Biglari
Filmmaker Rayka Zehtabchi made history this week as the first Iranian-American ever to win an Oscar. Her film ‘Period. End of Sentence’ — about the stigma around menstruation in parts of the...
Seattle’s Frye Art Museum Opens Show of Haerizadeh Brothers, Rahmanian
A new exhibition featuring the collaborative work of the renowned Dubai-based Iranian artists, Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian has just opened at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle.
In “The Rain Doesn’t Know...
Iranian-Born Ricci Moshir Wins Top Reggae Award For His Song ‘Wakayo’
By Fred Parvaneh
Last November, Ricci Moshir (aka XOrasta Ricci) -- singer, songwriter, and leader of the band “Ricci and the Tic Tac Toes” -- won the award for Best Reggae Music for his song...
Iranian Women Artists In Germany Form ‘Group Seven’
By Azadeh Karimi and Ali Eshtyagh
Five Iranian women artists living in Germany have formed a collective known as Group Seven. The collective was formed in 2008.
The women work in various mediums including painting,...
Revolution’s Anniversary Marked in Paris Exhibition by Hannah Darabi
Forty years ago, on January 16, 1979, the Shah of Iran and Empress Farah left Iran. It was the culmination of a series of upheavals now referred to as the Islamic Revolution.
To mark the...
