Iran Encourages Hamas’s Attacks Against Israel As It Negotiates in Vienna
By Kayhan Life Staff
It has been two weeks since Iran-backed Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), also known as the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, launched their rocket and missile...
Historic Iranian Caravanserai Partially Wrecked by Construction Workers
By Azadeh Karimi
Construction workers have destroyed sections of a historic caravanserai (or roadside inn) at Qaleh Asghar, in the southeastern province of Kerman, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has reported.
“Construction workers knocked down...
Prominent Iranian Ayatollah Criticizes the Use of Wigs in Theatrical Production
Ayatollah Jaffar Sobhani, a source of emulation (Shia Marja) and a former member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom, has criticized a theater company in Tehran for using wigs in a recent...
Empress Farah Pays Homage to Jehan Sadat, Egypt’s Former First Lady
Mrs. Jehan Sadat, the former First Lady of Egypt and a prominent campaigner for women’s rights, passed away last week — nearly four decades after her husband Anwar Sadat was assassinated during a military...
Iran Officials Arrest Five Athletes for Alleged Bomb Plot at Shah Cheragh Shrine
By Kayhan Life staff
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization has arrested five athletes in Shiraz, the capital of the southwestern province of Fars, for allegedly planning to detonate a bomb on Oct....
Iranian Merchants Protest in Solidarity with Striking Truckers
Merchants in cities all over Iran, including Tehran, Arak, Sanandaj, Tabriz, Mashhad, and Zanjan, have closed their shops since October 8 in solidarity with truck drivers who have been striking since September 22 against...
INSIDE LONDON’S ‘EPIC IRAN’ SHOW: 5,000 Years of Beauty, Splendor and Might
By Tim Cornwell
How do you pack 5,000 years of Iranian art, architecture, archeology, culture, literature, religion, kingship, craftsmanship and contemporary art into the low-light, grey-walled temporary exhibition spaces of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum?
With...
Luxury Handbags Crafted With Plants: Persia Foundation’s Latest Webinar
By Tahirih Danesh
The Persia Educational Foundation focused on a highly topical issue in its latest webinar: sustainability and innovation in the world of fashion. The webinar featured pioneering women who are revolutionizing the world...
Brother of Human Rights Activist Masih Alinejad Says She Warned the Family About a...
In a video published last September, Alireza Alinejad, the brother of human rights activist Masih Alinejad, said his sister told family members that there had been a plot by Iran's Revolutionary Guards to lure her to...
Footage of Iranian Schoolchildren Dancing to Pop Song Sparks Controversy
The chairman of Iran's Council of Religious Committees, Nowshad Nowshadi, has called for the impeachment of Minister of Education Mohammad Bathaei and the creation of ethical committees in elementary and high schools.
Mr. Nowshadi’s actions...