Marjane Satrapi Is Elected to France’s Académie des Beaux Arts, 50 Years After Empress...
By Nazanine Nouri
Marjane Satrapi, the award-winning French-Iranian graphic novelist and filmmaker, has been elected to France’s prestigious Académie des Beaux-arts – or Fine Arts Academy.
Satrapi is the second Iranian-born personality to be elected to...
US’s 1988 Downing of Iran Air Flight Inspires Acclaimed Novel By Kaveh Akbar
By Nazanine Nouri
The critically acclaimed Iranian-American poet Kaveh Akbar has just released his debut novel “Martyr” — the story of a young man who mourns the death of his mother in the accidental U.S. ...
Paris-Based Artist Hanieh Delecroix Highlights Plight of Iranian Women
By Katayoun Shahandeh
Hanieh Delecroix is an Iranian-born artist living in Paris who left Iran after the Revolution and whose recent work, dedicated to the plight of Iranian women, went on display at the Salon...
Iran’s Clerics Will Be ‘Finished’ After Khamenei, Says Author Arash Azizi
By Ahmad Rafat
"What Iranians Want" – by the Iranian-born author and academic Arash Azizi -- is one of the first books to be published on the protest movement sparked by the September 2022 killing...
In Dubai Debut, Artist Fariba Boroufar Celebrates Persian Architecture
By Rawaa Talass
Fariba Boroufar is an Iranian textile artist whose works draw attention to the preservation of Iran’s great architectural heritage at a time of modernization and rapid technological change. She is presenting her...
At Sotheby’s, Two Paintings by ‘Persian Picasso’ Bahman Mohasses Sell For Six Figures
By Nazanine Nouri
A painting by Bahman Mohasses, the prominent Iranian artist known as the ‘Persian Picasso,’ sold for 304,800 pounds ($380,000) in the bi-annual Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Middle East sale, which was held...
Threats Against Iran Journalists in Britain ‘Unprecedented,’ Says UK Head of Reporters Without Borders
By Natasha Phillips
Threats faced by journalists reporting about Iran from abroad are “unprecedented,” said Fiona O’Brien, the London Bureau Director of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) during an April 17 online event to launch its report on...
Husband of British-Iranian Detainee Nasrin Roshan Urges Britain to Secure Her Release
By Natasha Phillips
A British-Iranian woman, Nasrin Roshan, has been detained in Iran’s Evin prison since Nov. 16 on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic” and “assembly and collusion against national security,” and sentenced to three...
Dozens of Christians Were Arrested In Iran in 2022 and 2023, Report Says
By Natasha Phillips
The number of Christians arrested in Iran for practicing their faith increased from 134 in 2022 to 162 in 2023, according to a new report published by Article 18, a London-based nonprofit...
London’s SOAS University Plans Film Festival Honoring Director Bahman Maghsoudlou
By Katayoun Shahandeh
Bahman Maghsoudlou, the awardwinning Iranian filmmaker and author, is receiving a major tribute from the University of London’s School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS): 13 of his films will feature in...
