Inside the ‘Woman Life Freedom’ Revolt: Journalist Harounoff Releases Book on Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Jonathan Harounoff – a British-Iranian analyst and journalist who currently serves as Israel’s international spokesperson to the United Nations – has just released his first book: “Unveiled: Inside Iran’s #WomanLifeFreedom Revolt.”
The...
Aga Khan Award for Architecture Recognizes Two Iranian Architecture Practices
By Nazanine Nouri
Two Iranian architecture practices are among the seven winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA), which was announced on September 2. They are ZAV Architects/ Mohamadreza Ghodousi, who won the...
Iranian Cooking, Live on Stage: ‘My English Persian Kitchen’ Returns to London Theater
By Nazanine Nouri
“My English Persian Kitchen” – a play in which a young woman cooks ‘Ash Reshteh,’ a tasty noodle soup, live on stage – is returning to London’s prestigious Soho Theatre after a...
At Venice Film Festival, Filmmaker Rasoulof Is On Main Competition Jury
By Ahmad Rafat
The 82nd International Venice Film Festival is currently under way on Lido island in Venice. The event concludes on Sept. 6 with the announcement of the Golden Lion, the Silver Lion, and...
Artist Y.Z. Kami Opens Major Painting Show At Gagosian Beverly Hills, Exhibits in France
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born, New York-based artist Y.Z. Kami has just opened a major exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills – one of many shows that the artist has presented at Gagosian...
Architect Farshid Moussavi, A Harvard Professor, Curates Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
By Nazanine Nouri
The Royal Academy of Arts in London has held a Summer Exhibition every year without interruption since 1769. This year, for the first time, the Exhibition is curated by an architect: Farshid...
‘It Was Just an Accident’ by Iran’s Jafar Panahi Wins Cannes’ Top Prize
By Miranda Murray
CANNES, France, May 24 (Reuters) - Revenge thriller "It Was Just An Accident" by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who was barred from filmmaking for 15 years by the government in Tehran, won the Palme d'Or...
Iranian Filmmaker Roustayi Concerned About Return Home Despite Cautious Cannes Film
By Michaela Cabrera and Miranda Murray
CANNES, France, May 23 (Reuters) - Iranian filmmaker Saeed Roustayi said on Friday that he was careful in how he shot his Cannes Film Festival entry "Woman and Child", which never...
At Cannes Film Festival, Directors Panahi, Roustayi Are Contenders for Palme d’Or
By Nazanine Nouri
The acclaimed Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Saeed Roustayi are contenders for the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the world’s most important cinematic competition. The prize, known as the Palme...
Director Panahi Ready to Return to Iran After Cannes to Work On Next Film
By Miranda Murray and Michaela Cabrera
CANNES, France, May 21 (Reuters) - Although he is now free to travel again after a 15-year ban, Iranian director Jafar Panahi said on Wednesday he would be returning immediately to his...
