Sunday, February 16, 2025

Uber CEO Khosrowshahi Defends Company After 3,000 Sexual Assaults Reported in U.S. Last Year

By Nazanine Nouri Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is in the hot seat after his company disclosed in a long-awaited safety study earlier this month that 3,000 sexual assaults had been reported on its U.S. rides...

Author Nazila Fathi Releases New Books, Aims to Educate Children of Iranian Diaspora

By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh Nazila Fathi is an Iranian-American author and a former reporter for The New York Times. Born in Tehran in 1970, she emigrated to Canada and then the U.S. after the controversial 2009...

American Dream Come True: Interview with Judge Hamadani, Reelected in Midterms

By Tara Biglari Sam Hamadani is a Wake County District Court Judge who was re-elected to her post in the November midterm elections. She received the highest number of votes in a Wake County Bar...

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: Mideast Expert, U.S. Government Advisor Ilan Berman on VOA-Persian

By Alireza Kiani* Ilan Berman is senior vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, a nonprofit Washington-based think tank, and is a leading expert on the Middle East and Iran. He has acted...

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...

Eskamani Becomes First Iranian-American Elected to Public Office in Florida

By Tara Biglari Politician Anna Eskamani was elected to the Florida House on Tuesday, November 6th in a breakthrough development. She is the first Iranian-American to be elected to any public office in Florida. Eskamani ran...

Meet A Star of Israeli Thriller “Tehran”, Shila Ommi

By Natasha Phillips Israeli espionage thriller “Tehran” has been watched by viewers around the world and now been snapped up by Apple TV Plus, following its debut on Israel’s Kan 11 network this summer. The eight-part series follows...

Iranian-American Comedian K-von Jokes About His Roots

By Tara Biglari The world is a playground for jokes and laughs, at least for comedian K-von. Kevan Moezzi (his real name) draws inspiration from his Iranian roots for comedy routines that have brought him...

Leading the Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics: Interview with Dr. Babak Kateb

By Peyman Pejman
Earlier this month, the historic Millennium Baltimore Hotel in Los Angeles witnessed the 14th annual “Gathering for Cure,” a star-studded science-themed gala organized by the Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT) and the World Brain Mapping Foundation.