All About Nowruz: The Persian New Year
Nowruz marks the start of a New Year for over 300 million people around the world – foremost among them the people of Iran, for whom it is the most important festive occasion of the year, embodying a wealth of ancient rites and customs.
Why Some Iranians Call Themselves ‘Persians’: UC Irvine’s Rahimieh Offers Clues
By Peyman Pejman
What is Iranian 'culture,' and how has it evolved as people's lives, views, and perceptions of their homeland have changed over the years?
What is Iranian 'culture,' and how has it evolved as people's lives, views, and perceptions of their homeland have changed over the years?
Freed Baha’i Poet Mahvash Sabet Shares This Year’s PEN Pinter Prize
Mahvash Sabet, a Baha'i poet and teacher who spent almost a decade in Tehran's Evin prison before her release in September, has shared the 2017 PEN Pinter Prize, one of the most prestigious awards...
Interview-Big Three Oil States Can Offset Fall in Iran Supplies: Perry
By Christian Lowe
MOSCOW, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, the United States and Russia can between them raise global output in the next 18 months to compensate for falling oil supplies from Iran and...
How Gender Reassignment Works in Iran: Interview with Shaya Goldoost
The number of transgender persons who have decided to undergo sex reassignment surgery (SRS) in Iran has significantly increased in recent years, according to the health website Salamat News (salamatnews.com), citing a report by...
Marjane Satrapi Is Elected to France’s Académie des Beaux Arts, 50 Years After Empress...
By Nazanine Nouri
Marjane Satrapi, the award-winning French-Iranian graphic novelist and filmmaker, has been elected to France’s prestigious Académie des Beaux-arts – or Fine Arts Academy.
Satrapi is the second Iranian-born personality to be elected to...
Tara Gallery Founder Prefers Art to Aerospace
By Susanna Huth
To the average person, Iran and contemporary art don't necessarily go together. That's something Homa Taraji is determined to change. Based in L.A., she is director of the Tara Gallery and co-founder of the American Foundation for Contemporary Iranian Art.
To the average person, Iran and contemporary art don't necessarily go together. That's something Homa Taraji is determined to change. Based in L.A., she is director of the Tara Gallery and co-founder of the American Foundation for Contemporary Iranian Art.
US’s 1988 Downing of Iran Air Flight Inspires Acclaimed Novel By Kaveh Akbar
By Nazanine Nouri
The critically acclaimed Iranian-American poet Kaveh Akbar has just released his debut novel “Martyr” — the story of a young man who mourns the death of his mother in the accidental U.S. ...
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...
INTERVIEW: Philip Parvaneh – Pioneering AI Tools for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction
By Kayhan Life Staff
Gaia Artificial Intelligence is a technology startup whose aim is to transform the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry.
Gaia AI, founded by Philip K. Parvaneh and Daan van der Zwaag, brings...
