Banned for Not Wearing Hijab, Chess Champion Joins U.S. Team
Dorsa Derakhshani, a chess player who was banned from Iran’s national women's team for refusing to wear the hijab, has just joined the U.S. team.
According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Derakhshani previously...
Elderly Iranians Feel At Home At Noor Active Living in Santa Clara
By Julie Ershadi
Mahin Afkhami worked for an affiliate of Iran's information and tourism ministry in the 1970s when the Revolution broke out. She and her husband, who had four children studying at universities in...
EXCLUSIVE: Meet Champion Speed Climber Farnaz ‘Spider-Woman’ Esmaeilzadeh
By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh
Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh is an Iranian-born speed climber (on rocks, walls, and poles) and the gold medalist at the Canadian National Championship in 2015. She is ranked seventh in the International Federation of...
Veteran Reporter Safa Haeri Dies in Exile
October 10, 2016 Muhammad Safa Haeri, professionally known only as Safa Haeri, has just passed away in exile in Paris, aged 79. He was one of the best-known members of a second generation of Iranians...
Iranian Pianist Arash Rokni Wins Second Place in Bach Competition
Iranian musician Arash Rokni has won the second prize in the piano section of the 2018 Johann Sebastian Bach competition, held between July 11 and 21 in Leipzig, Germany.
Mr. Rokni attended the School Of...
‘Superabundantly Talented’ Author Ottessa Moshfegh Releases New Book
By Nazanine Nouri
Ottessa Moshfegh is an award-winning American author and novelist of Iranian descent who has published four books to great critical acclaim since 2014. Her latest -- "Death in Her Hands," described as...
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...
Iraj Mesbahzadeh Dies in Houston
November 03, 2016 Iraj Mesbahzadeh passed away on November 3, 2016 in MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
Iraj was born in Tehran, Iran in 1947. He was the eldest son of Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh,...
Iran’s Government Donates Large Sums to Religious School, Report Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran Open Data (IOD) released a report on March 28 that said the Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute, also known as the Mesbah Educational and Cultural Complex, has received 327...
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...
