Learning Farsi in L.A.: UCLA Opens Cultural Doors for the Children of Iranian Emigres
By Julie Ershadi
The campus at the University of California, Los Angeles hardly stirs after dark on a week night. Yet during those times, it is host to a quiet cultural phenomenon.
The campus at the University of California, Los Angeles hardly stirs after dark on a week night. Yet during those times, it is host to a quiet cultural phenomenon.
Emmy Award Winner Ramita Navai Produces Powerful New Film on Post-ISIS Iraq
News programs are dominated these days by reports that the Islamic State, or ISIS, has been chased out of this or that stretch of Iraqi territory. Logically, that should mean an end to atrocities and human-rights violations.
Revelations On Shah’s Rule Contained in New Bayandor Book
Kayhan Life: Darioush Bayandor’s book, “The Shah, the Islamic Revolution and the United States,” offers a fresh perspective on the Shah of Iran’s rule and skillfully explains how the historical events that followed continue to...
Interview-U.S. Sanctions on Iran More Effective Than Expected – Bolton
By Dan Williams
JERUSALEM, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Sanctions that the United States reimposed on Iran have been more effective than expected, President Donald Trump's national security adviser said, although he noted the continuation of...
Author Saïdeh Pakravan Evokes Iran, the Art World In Her Books
By Darius Kadivar
Saïdeh Pakravan, the award-winning fiction and non-fiction author, was born in Iran to a French-speaking family that included generations of successful diplomats and high-ranking bureaucrats. She is the granddaughter of another Iranian author, the highly regarded historian Emineh Pakravan, who wrote Le Prince Sans Histoire (Prix Rivarol, 1951).
Making History: Seema Ghiassi Kennedy, Britain’s First MP of Iranian Descent
Seema Ghiassi Kennedy has earned herself a spot in the history books: she is the British Parliament’s first member of Iranian descent, elected in May 2015 as the MP for South Ribble (in Lancashire,...
Growing Up in Iran: Interview with Undocumented Ethnic Afghan
By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh
Fatemeh M. and her family are among the 3 million Afghan nationals living in Iran. The government’s anti-immigration policy has denied most ethnic Afghans legal status and residence permits, forcing them to...
Princess Diana’s Famous Outfits Go on Display at London’s Kensington Palace
By Corrie Parsonson
From ‘Sloane Ranger’ to lone ranger, Diana, Princess of Wales set fashion trends for a generation of women, with an evolving dress sense that kept magazine editors and fashionistas on their pointed pumps for almost two decades.
From ‘Sloane Ranger’ to lone ranger, Diana, Princess of Wales set fashion trends for a generation of women, with an evolving dress sense that kept magazine editors and fashionistas on their pointed pumps for almost two decades.
Motorcycling Through 45 Countries: Interview with Maral Yazarloo
By Fred Parvaneh
A motorcycle ride across 45 countries and seven continents, with no back-up vehicles or support teams: that's the bold 18-month adventure that Iranian-born Maral Yazarloo began in Mumbai, India, on 15th March...
Interview: Head of Berlin Refugee Center Predicts Influx of Iranians
By Azadeh Karimi
Since 2015, an increasing number of asylum seekers and economic migrants, mostly from Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and Africa, have arrived in Europe. This influx of people, who have been...
