Monday, May 6, 2024

Award winning Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani Has A Netflix Hit With ‘White Tiger’

By Nazanine Nouri The awardwinning Iranian-American director Ramin Bahrani’s “The White Tiger” is streaming on Netflix and topping the charts -- as well as garnering critical acclaim. The film is set in India, and based...

OPINION: As Reza Pahlavi Turns 60, A Call for Freedom in Iran

By Cameron Khansarinia Cameron Khansarinia is Policy Director of the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI), a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to freedom in Iran based in Washington, DC. He is a graduate...

Misogyny Is Rooted in Iranian History and Culture, Says Dr. Shokoufeh Taghi  

By Kayhan Life Staff Honor killings have increased at an alarming rate in recent years in Iran. While institutionalized patriarchy and misogyny are endemic in the Islamic Republic, there are also prevalent in popular culture...

Iran Hostage Release Must Be Part of Nuclear Deal, Richard Ratcliffe Says

By Natasha Phillips Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of detained dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, said parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) should agree to place hostage diplomacy at the heart of any future...

Iranian Oil Workers’ Industrial Action Enters Fourth Week, Continues to Spread

By Roshanak Astaraki A nationwide strike by Iranian oil workers on fixed-term contracts -- which started a day after the June 18 Iranian presidential elections -- has spread to 114 oil, gas, and petrochemical companies...

IAEA’s Extended Inspection of Iran Nuclear Sites Is Unacceptable, Majlis Deputies Say

By Kayhan Life Staff The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) does not approve of protracted inspection of the country’s nuclear sites by the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Zohreh Elahian, a member of...

Some 40,000 Iranians Die Prematurely of Air Pollution Every Year

By Kayhan Life Staff The World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines have lowered the annual average of fine particulate matter (PM) for the concentration of Ambient (outdoor) air pollution from 10 μg/m3 (micrograms, or...

Iranian Restaurants Warned by Authorities Not to Serve Migratory Birds’ Meat

By Kayhan Life Staff The commander of the protection unit of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE), Colonel Jamshid Mohabat-Khani, has said the Judiciary will prosecute restaurant owners who break the law by serving dishes made...

ANALYSIS – Iran Vote Points to Hardline Goal of Long-Term Power – Analysts

By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish DUBAI, June 21 (Reuters) - A hardline victory in Iran's presidential election has tilted the domestic balance of power towards the country's anti-Western clergy and away from officials chosen by...