Iranian Runway Show Takes Over Top of LA’s Tallest Building
By Fred Parvaneh
The non-profit Farhang Foundation presented its first Iranian Cultural Runway show on top of Los Angeles’s tallest building on February 10th.
Presented by comedian Melissa Shoshani and with music by DJ Arin, the...
Olympics-Cross-Country Skiing-No Final, But Huge Pride for Iran’s Baher
By Philip O'Connor
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Iran's Samaneh Beyrami Baher may have come dead last in Olympic sprint qualifying, but she crossed the line bursting with pride at being the only...
Russian Models Toil Hard in China with Sights Set on Europe
By Edward Baran
REUTERS, January 30, 2018 Wearing haute couture and strutting down the catwalks of Paris Fashion Week – that's the dream for many aspiring young models from eastern Europe working in China.
But for...
An Evening of Iranian Architecture and Cuisine in London
By Tara Biglari
The Wild Frontiers Adventure Club – a travel company founded in 2002 by the travel writer Jonny Bealby – hosted an event at London’s Frontline Club earlier this month titled “Iran: A...
‘My Persian Kitchen’ Pop-Up Brings Iranian Cuisine to Cambridge
By Tara Biglari
In quaint Cambridge – home to one of the world's greatest universities – a pop-up restaurant called My Persian Kitchen is revitalizing the local culinary scene. Started by Sirous Vaezzadeh-Naderi and Abigail...
Persian Recipes for Thanksgiving: A Kayhan Life Selection
By Fred Parvaneh
On the fourth Thursday of November, Americans of every faith celebrate Thanksgiving Day, an annual holiday celebrated nationwide in the US since 1789 after a proclamation by President George Washington.
Immigrants to America...
L.A.’s Iranian-American Foodies Produce Video Series on Persian Restaurants
By Fred Parvaneh
Have Anthony Bourdain and Guy Fieri met their Iranian matches?
A popular new web page on Facebook called “L.A. Foodies Social Club” is showcasing Persian restaurants in the Los Angeles area.
The brainchild of...
Thousands Attend Seattle Iranian Festival, Including Chef Batmanglij
By Julie Ershadi
The grassroots organizer behind Seattle’s biggest Iranian cultural event has done it again. This year, Ali Ghambari held the 11th Annual Seattle Iranian Festival as part of the city’s publicly sponsored international...
Iranian Football Managers Squabble In Run-Up to 2018 World Cup
By Minou Yeganeh
Alireza Asadi was named the general secretary of the Iran Football Federation (IFF) in January 2015 – at a time when Carlos Manuel Brito Leal Queiroz, the Iranian national team's Portuguese football...
Fortune Telling: Iran’s New Sensation
July 25, 2017 Fortune telling aims to predict the future through psychic means and communication with supernatural forces. Although it has little support in science, the practice remains popular in many countries. Many people around the...
