Remembering Iranian Poet Forough Farrokhzad on Anniversary of Her Death
By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh
This week is the anniversary of the death of Forough Farrokhzad Araghi, one of Iran’s most celebrated modern poets. She died, aged 32, on Feb. 13, 1967.
Farrokhzad was a poet with an expansive...
Who’s Leading the UAE’s Mission to Mars? The Iranian-Born Scientist Sarah Al Amiri
By Nazanine Nouri
Sarah Al Amiri is an Iranian-born émigré to the United Arab Emirates. The 33-year-old is also the scientist in charge of the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission: the UAE’s mission to Mars.
Al...
Israeli TV Thriller ‘Tehran’ Angers Iranian Newspaper
By Azadeh Karimi
The Tehran-based hardline Kayhan newspaper has attacked an Israeli television spy thriller tilted “Tehran,” describing it as an “anti-Iranian production.”
“Israel continues to make anti-Iranian movies and TV series,” Kayhan said in an...
More and More Iranian Women Undergo Sex Reassignment Surgery, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The number of female-to-male sex reassignment surgeries (SRS) has increased in Iran, according to Dr. Abbas Masjedi Arani, the director of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization.
In comments reported by the Iranian...
Googoosh Pays Tribute to Dead Iranian Protesters In Sold-Out Paris Mega-Concert
By Nazanine Nouri
Googoosh took Paris by storm with a sold-out concert at the 3,700-seat Palais des Congrès on December 20, bringing audiences to their feet in a performance that drew laughter and tears and...
ANALYSIS: A Close Look At Iran’s 2022-23 Proposed Budget Bill
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi submitted his government’s 2022-23 proposed budget bill to the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) on Dec. 12.
Mr. Raisi and his cabinet have projected that the 3.631 quadrillion tomans ($121...
Dr Firouz Naderi, The Eminent Visionary Scientist Passes Away
By Kayhan Life Staff: The global Iranian community has been left shocked and saddened by the death of Dr Firouz Naderi, the man who led the Mars Exploration Program at NASA and the successful...
Video Interview With Yasmine Pahlavi, Wife of Prince Reza Pahlavi
By Azadeh Karimi and Ali Eshtiagh
Yasmine Pahlavi is the wife of the former Iranian Crown Prince, Reza Pahlavi. She is a children’s rights lawyer, and has played an active role in highlighting the plight...
OBITUARY: Nassereddin Jahanbani, Former Imperial Navy Admiral, Brother of Princess Manijeh
Admiral Nassereddin Jahanbani passed away at his home in Virginia on February 6 at the age of 88. He was the son of General Mansour Jahanbani and Mahtaban Jahansouz, and the beloved brother of...
Shah’s Brother-in-Law Mehrdad Pahlbod Is Remembered in Memoir
By Cyrus Kadivar
Mehrdad Pahlbod -- who died three years ago this month -- was for 51 years the husband of Princess Shams, the sister of Mohammad Reza Shah. The couple had three children. Between...
