Inside the Trump White House: Iranian-American Makan Delrahim is Deputy Counsel to the President
By Peyman Pejman
The Iranian-American community’s contributions to the United States are extensive and varied. From science and the arts to economics and diplomacy, untold numbers of Iranian-Americans have made their mark. Yet perhaps none has ever held a White House position as high as Makan Delrahim.
The Iranian-American community’s contributions to the United States are extensive and varied. From science and the arts to economics and diplomacy, untold numbers of Iranian-Americans have made their mark. Yet perhaps none has ever held a White House position as high as Makan Delrahim.
Hundreds Convene at Iranian Women’s Leadership Conference in London
By Corrie Parsonson
The first-ever Iranian Women’s Leadership Conference in London attracted more than 300 panelists and attendees to the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington on September 23. The event was organized by the Iranian...
Professor Farhad Yusef-Zadeh Discusses the Galaxy, Extraterrestrial Life: Interview
By Fred Parvaneh
In the early 1980s, Farhad Yusef-Zadeh (also known as Farhad Zadeh) — a professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern University — came across mysterious magnetic filaments in the galaxy that consisted...
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...
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...
EXCLUSIVE: Kayhan Life Interview with Reza Pahlavi
4 Jan - In a few short months, the Iranian regime will mark the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. For the last year, a nationwide campaign of peaceful civil disobedience has spread...
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.
PROFILE: Venice Festival Awardwinner Shahram Mokri Makes Film About Cinema Fire
By Nazanine Nouri
This year’s Venice Film Festival gave a prestigious award to the Iranian director Shahram Mokri: He won the best original screenplay award in the festival’s parallel ‘Orizzonti’ section for his latest film,...
Santa Monica Reunion Draws Alumni of Iranzamin, Community School
By Fred Parvaneh
On the first weekend in April, alumni of two major international schools in pre-revolutionary Tehran -- Iranzamin Tehran International School and Community School -- gathered at the Lowes Hotel in Santa Monica,...
Serial Entrepreneur Hadi Partovi Wants the Whole World to Learn Code
By Peyman Pejman
Hadi Partovi and his twin brother Ali are part of a generation of Iranian-Americans whose work consists of improving the daily life of millions of people around the world. The brothers, serial investors and entrepreneurs, are also the founders of Code.org, which campaigns for introducing computer science courses in all public schools across the United States.
Hadi Partovi and his twin brother Ali are part of a generation of Iranian-Americans whose work consists of improving the daily life of millions of people around the world. The brothers, serial investors and entrepreneurs, are also the founders of Code.org, which campaigns for introducing computer science courses in all public schools across the United States.
