Prima Ballerina Haydeh Changizian Dreams of Reopening A Ballet School in Iran
By Katy Shahandeh
Haydeh Changizian is an artist with an illustrious past. Formerly a Prima Ballerina with the National Ballet of Iran – before its shutdown after the Iranian Revolution in 1979 – she has...
OPINION: The Solution to the ‘Iran Problem’ is Regime Change
By Amir Taheri
“What to do about Iran?”
For more than four decades, that is to say since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the question has intrigued analysts and policymakers across the world. The answer is:...
Olympics-Volleyball-Iran Beat Poland in Epic Clash
By Toshiki Hashimoto
TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - Hosts Japan began their men's volleyball campaign with their first victory at the Olympics in 29 years while Iran edged Poland in a five-set epic in their Pool A...
Nazanin Boniadi Appeal at UN Security Council – Text
Kayhan Life Staff
The United States and Albania held an informal U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday, putting a spotlight on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini. in...
French Senate Hosts Empress Farah Pahlavi and Princess Nour Pahlavi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Empress Farah Pahlavi and her granddaughter Princess Nour (eldest daughter of Prince Reza Pahlavi) were special guests of the French Senate on Nov. 29.
The visit included a conference titled “Woman, life,...
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Opens Six New Galleries Endowed by Collector Hossein Afshar
By Firouzeh Nabavi
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) has just opened six new permanent galleries in its Art of the Islamic Worlds wing endowed by the Iranian-born collector Hossein Afshar. They feature Iranian...
In London Exhibition, Artist Abbas Akhavan Recreates Syrian Ruins Targeted by ISIS
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born, Montreal-based artist Abbas Akhavan has just opened an exhibition at London’s Chisenhale Gallery in which he has replicated a colonnade from Palmyra, the ancient Syrian heritage site which was partially...
NASA’s Firouz Naderi Is Celebrated in LA Memorial Hosted by Nazanin Boniadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Dr. Firouz Naderi, the Iranian-American scientist and former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory executive who passed away earlier this year, was remembered in a memorial ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly...
Obituaries: Tim Cornwell, Respected Scotsman Arts Correspondent
It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we learn of the passing away of a valued contributor, and friend of Kayhan Life, Mr. Tim Cornwell (pictured with his father David Cornwell, also known...
Horrific Video of a Protester Executed by Gunshot in Iran Goes Viral
Reuters: Eyewitness video shows a protestor being beaten by a dozen officers, trampled by motorcycles, before being shot at gun point by a police sergeant in Naziabad neighbourhood of Tehran, Iran, in late October, 2022.
The...
