ANALYSIS: Forty-Six Years After Revolution, Iran’s Economy Is Struggling
By Roshanak Astaraki
Forty-six years after the Islamic Revolution, which promised free water, electricity, and the distribution of oil wealth to the people, Iran’s economy is now facing one of its most critical moments.
The national...
Iranian Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi at ‘Imminent Risk of Execution,’ Lawyer Says
By Natasha Phillips
The Kurdish political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi, who was sentenced to death in July on charges of “armed insurrection” and “membership of opposition groups,” is now at imminent risk of execution, according to...
Collection of Poems By Female Iranian Poets, ‘Songs of Freedom,’ Launched in London
By Kayhan Life Staff
Ten female poets – nine of them Iranian, and one of them Afghan – launched a collection of poems titled "Songs of Freedom" in an event at the Kensington Central Library...
‘Persia, Politics, and Prison’: Hassan Nemazee Discusses New Memoir, Remembers 1970s Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Hassan Nemazee, the Harvard-educated Iranian entrepreneur who served time in prison in the United States on financial charges, has just released his memoir “Persia, Politics & Prison: A Life in Three...
Khamenei Rejects Any Talks With Donald Trump Amid Revolution’s 46th Anniversary
By Ahmad Rafat
On the eve of the 46th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, led by Ruhollah Khomeini, and shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump released a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)...
Former White House Speechwriter Rosshirt Discusses Breakdown, Childhood in Iran
By Nazenin Ansari
Tom Rosshirt is an American author and strategist who works with leaders in business, philanthropy, and academia, and spent three years in Iran as a child. Rosshirt was President Bill Clinton's national...
ANALYSIS: U.S. Could Soon Engage in Negotiations With Islamic Republic
By Ahmad Rafat
President Donald Trump of the United States and his advisors have consistently expressed their intention to engage in negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and pressure Tehran’s leadership into altering its...
US Withholds Criticism of Iran At UN Human Rights Meeting
By Natasha Phillips
The United States opted for the first time ever not to criticize the human rights record of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the 48th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the...
Nazanin Afshin-Jam’s Call to the Iranian Diaspora: ‘Our Nation Needs Unity, Compassion, and Action!’
By Nazenin Ansari
Nazanin Afshin-Jam, the prominent international human rights advocate and author, has recently proposed a plan to pave the way for freedom in Iran. She believes that achieving meaningful change requires a coherent...
London Exhibition Shows Iranian Art’s Profound Influence on William Morris
By Kayhan Life Staff
A new exhibition in London showcases the impact of Middle Eastern and especially Iranian art on the pioneering 19th-century interior designer William Morris.
“William Morris & Art from the Islamic World” is...
