Tehran’s Prostitutes Continue to Work Despite Pandemic, Report Says
By Reza Hamidi
Many female prostitutes in Tehran, who have no other source of income to support themselves and their families, are forced to work despite the severe health risks posed by the coronavirus infection,...
Iranian Chess Prodigy Alireza Firouzja to Play Under French Flag From Now On
By Hamed Mohammadi
Alireza Firouzja, the first-ever Iranian-born male chess player to rank second in the World Rapid Chess Championship -- held from December 25 to 30 in Moscow, Russia, has said he will play...
Iran’s Khamenei and Grand Ayatollahs Issue Fatwas on Plastic Surgery
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many of the country’s Shia Marja (sources of emulation and authority) have recently issued a series of fatwas (religious decrees) on plastic surgery.
The founder of the Islamic...
How Gender Reassignment Works in Iran: Interview with Shaya Goldoost
The number of transgender persons who have decided to undergo sex reassignment surgery (SRS) in Iran has significantly increased in recent years, according to the health website Salamat News (salamatnews.com), citing a report by...
British-Iranian R&B Artist Farrah Releases Hot Debut Track: Interview
By Natasha Phillips
British-Iranian singer Farrah Shekarchi-Khanghahi is making waves in the U.K. with her debut single, which offers a candid look at the music industry and her journey as an artist.
Going by the stage...
Noor Pahlavi: Pandemic Is ‘Spiraling Out of Control’ in Iran
While the world focuses on the unfolding political and humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, just across its border, in Iran, another crisis is approaching a breaking point.
Every two minutes an Iranian is dying from COVID-19,...
Making Super Bowl History: Iranian-American Coach Maral Javadifar
By Nazanine Nouri
For the first time ever in the history of the Super Bowl, Iranian-American Maral Javadifar was one of three women to be on a coaching staff on Sunday. Javadifar, an assistant strength and conditioning...
Truck Designer to the Stars: Rezvani Motors Delivers World’s Most Powerful 6X6 Pickup Truck
By Nazanine Nouri
The world’s most powerful 6x6 pickup truck -- dubbed ‘the god of all trucks’ -- has just been unveiled by Rezvani Motors, a California-based carmaker and designer founded by Iranian-American Ferris Rezvani....
‘I Want To Live Freely In My Country,’ Reza Pahlavi Tells French Quarterly
By Michel Taubmann*
Reza Pahlavi – the eldest son of the Shah of Iran, and a staunch adversary of the Islamic Republic of Iran -- has given a wide-ranging interview to the French quarterly Politique...
Meet A Star of Israeli Thriller “Tehran”, Shila Ommi
By Natasha Phillips
Israeli espionage thriller “Tehran” has been watched by viewers around the world and now been snapped up by Apple TV Plus, following its debut on Israel’s Kan 11 network this summer.
The eight-part series follows...
