Thursday, January 8, 2026

British Parliament Hosts First-Ever Persian New Year Event

By Natasha Phillips The British Parliament held an event to mark the Iranian and Kurdish new year (Nowruz) on March 21, the first  such celebration ever to be held by the Speaker of the House in...

Iran Human Rights Activist Masih Alinejad Among Nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

By Nora Buli OSLO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Iranian human rights campaigner Masih Alinejad, British nature broadcaster David Attenborough and the World Health Organization are among the nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. https://kayhanlife.com/society/human-rights/u-s-senators-seek-sanctions-on-iran-over-alleged-plot-to-kidnap-journalist/ Also among...

U.S. Policy Of ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran Has Been Effective, Analyst Says

By Hamed Mohammadi   The leaders of the Islamic Republic continue to blame U.S. sanctions for the economic crisis, which has made life difficult for most Iranians in recent years. Iranian society has been under enormous...

Empress Farah Remembers Her Coronation 50 Years Ago

November 03, 2017 In its October 31 issue, the French weekly Point de Vue published an exclusive interview with Iran’s former Empress Farah Pahlavi to mark the 50th anniversary of her coronation. In the course of...

Who is Uber’s New CEO Dara Khosrowshahi?

Dara Khosrowshahi became one of the most high-profile Iranian-Americans last week when he was chosen to be the new CEO of Uber Technologies Inc., the global ride-hailing company. Khosrowshahi has been the chief executive of...

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,...

EXCLUSIVE: Interview With HIV Sufferer In AIDS-Afflicted Southwestern Iranian Village

By Roshanak Astaraki Residents of Chenare Mahmudi village, in the southwestern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, have accused a health care worker at the local medical center of infecting hundreds of people with HIV by...

Israeli-Iranian Singer Maureen Nehedar Releases One Bestselling Album After Another

By Ahmad Rafat
Thirty-eight-year-old Maureen Nehedar was only two-and-a-half when she emigrated with her family from Isfahan to Israel. It was during the early years of the Revolution, when many Persian Jews were leaving their homeland. Maureen and her family were determined not to forget their roots.

Google’s ‘Security Princess’ Parisa Tabriz Battles for Web Safety, Gender Balance

By Nazanine Nouri Parisa Tabriz is one of the most sought-after executives in the cybersecurity world. Her business card identifies her as Google’s “Security Princess”-- a title she came up with herself. She is the...

Nasrin Sotoudeh, ‘Iran’s Mandela,’ Is Focus of New Documentary 

By Natasha Phillips A documentary telling the story of the acclaimed Iranian human rights lawyer and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh offers a rare glimpse into Iran, and the ongoing fight for women’s equality in the country. “Nasrin” follows Sotoudeh...