Nobel Prize Nominee Masih Alinejad Stands Up for Iranian Women on World Hijab Day
By Natasha Phillips
Iran human rights campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Masih Alinejad revived her social media campaign “Let Us Talk” on Feb. 1 to raise awareness about women forced against their will to wear...
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.
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Remembering Dr. Rebecca Bet-Alkhas Irani, Pioneering Assyrian-Iranian Physician
By Reza Raein
Dr. Rebecca “Nora” Bet-Alkhas Irani, the first female Assyrian physician in Iran and one of the first Iranian-educated doctors to complete their training and residency in the West, passed away peacefully on...
Roxanne Varza, “Queen of French Startups,” Heads World’s Largest Startup Incubator
By Nazanine Nouri
Roxanne Varza is known in France as the Queen of French Startups. The Iranian-American runs Station F -- the world’s largest startup incubator – in Paris. Varza is considered one of the...
Misogyny Is Rooted in Iranian History and Culture, Says Dr. Shokoufeh Taghi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Honor killings have increased at an alarming rate in recent years in Iran. While institutionalized patriarchy and misogyny are endemic in the Islamic Republic, there are also prevalent in popular culture...
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...
From Rug Dealing to Venture Capital: Meet Silicon Valley Superstar Pejman Nozad
By Nazanine Nouri
Pejman Nozad must be the tech world’s most unlikely venture capitalist: He started out as a rug dealer in Silicon Valley. A founding partner of Pear VC, his venture fund was valued...
Remembering Iranian Poet Forough Farrokhzad on Anniversary of Her Death
By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh
This week is the anniversary of the death of Forough Farrokhzad Araghi, one of Iran’s most celebrated modern poets. She died, aged 32, on Feb. 13, 1967.
Farrokhzad was a poet with an expansive...
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...
Iranian Women’s Fight for Their Rights: Interview with Author Manda Zand Ervin
By Nazenin Ansari
Manda Zand was born in Boroujerd, the capital of Lorestan, in the western Zagros mountains. She traces her paternal lineage to the Zand tribe, historically famous for its courageous women who fought...
