Nobel Prize Nominee Masih Alinejad Interviewed by Kayhan Life: Q&A
By Natasha Phillips
Nobel Prize Nominee and human rights activist Masih Alinejad was interviewed Thursday, Feb. 10
Below is a Q&A of the in-person interview in Washington.
The following is a Q&A of the conversation with Kayhan...
Iranian Authorities Arrest Teenager Suspected of Fraud Using Fake Credentials
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian authorities have arrested Mehrshad Soheili, a 17-year-old suspected of running a fraudulent scheme, according to Ainollah Niazifar, the head of the Judiciary for Dasht Abbas and Mousian, in the...
Iranian Teachers Stage Protests in 200 Cities, Demanding Better Pay
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iranian teachers staged a new wave of nationwide protest between Jan. 29 and 31. In the first two days of the protests, teachers across the country staged sit-ins in the administrative offices...
ANALYSIS: A Make-or-Break Moment in the Iran Nuclear Talks?
By Ahmad Rafat
The main parties in the talks to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — the Iran nuclear deal — will resume their negotiations in Vienna on Feb. 5.
After the...
Iranian Holy City Mashhad Bans Mixed-Sex Board Games in Gaming Cafes
By Kayhan Life Staff
Esmail Rahmani, the deputy prosecutor for Mashhad, capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan, has reportedly banned mixed-sex board games in all gaming cafes all across the city.
A joint statement issued...
Nobel Prize Nominee Masih Alinejad Stands Up for Iranian Women on World Hijab Day
By Natasha Phillips
Iran human rights campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Masih Alinejad revived her social media campaign “Let Us Talk” on Feb. 1 to raise awareness about women forced against their will to wear...
Iranian Personalities, Former U.S. Officials Commemorate Holocaust on Clubhouse
By Nazenin Ansari
A week after Iran became the only country at the United Nations General Assembly to dissociate itself from a resolution against Holocaust denial, a broad group of Iranian personalities and former US...
British-Iranian Sarah Gharib Produces Documentary on Holocaust Memorial Day
By Firouzeh Nabavi
The Iranian-born journalist Sarah Gharib has just released a documentary about the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum — the monument built on the site of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp in Poland....
Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi Condemns Sentencing of Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi
By Natasha Phillips
Nobel Prize winner and attorney Dr. Shirin Ebadi has condemned the sentencing of prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi by an Iranian court.
“Narges Mohammadi’s human rights activism has led once again to...
INTERVIEW: Singer Niaz Nawab Fuses Persian Poetry With Western Sound
By Fred Parvaneh
Niaz Nawab is an Iranian-born singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, and music teacher currently residing in Paris.
As a scion of one of Iran’s most prominent musical families, Niaz was spotted early on as...
