Aramesh Doostdar’s the Challenges of Imported Language and Culture: Book Review
By Elahe Boghrat
Editor-in-chief, Kayhan-London
While studying at the Department of Political and Social Sciences of Berlin University, I took a course in Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital” (published in 1867.) I always knew that the ideas...
An Iranian in Malta: Artist Lida Sherafatmand is a Campaigner for Peace
Malta is not the most obvious destination for an Iranian emigre family. Yet that's where Lida Sherafatmand moved to with her parents and siblings, a decade or so after the Revolution.
Hollywood Dentist Iman Sadri Interviews Stars on the Red Carpet
By Fred Parvaneh
In Hollywood, where galas are an everyday occurrence, you are bound to find Dr. Iman Sadri front and center, microphone in hand, interviewing the stars sashaying up the red carpet.
Dr. Sadri is...
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,...
‘Tips for Survival’: Interview with Filmmaker, Actress Reem Kadem
By Fred Parvaneh
Reem Kadem is an American-born Iraqi actress, filmmaker and activist living in Los Angeles.She is best known for playing the lead role in "Nawal the Jewel," inspired by the story of Reyhaneh...
Remembering Dr. Iraj Vahidi, Former Iranian Agriculture and Energy Minister
By Kayhan Life Staff
Dr. Iraj Vahidi, who served as Iran’s Minister of Agriculture from 1969 to 1971 and Minister of Energy (known as Water and Electricity) from 1971 to 1976, died earlier this week...
Singers Googoosh and Dariush, Artist Neshat Support Iran Protesters
Singers Googoosh and Dariush, visual artist Shirin Neshat and filmmaker Jafar Panahi are among the many performers, artists, actors, and film directors who have publicly expressed support for the demonstrators who, since December 28,...
Peyman Kargar Becomes New Chairman of Japanese Carmaker Infiniti
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born executive Peyman Kargar has been appointed as senior vice-president and chairman of Infiniti Motor Company, the luxury-car division of Nissan Motor Co. The move comes as Infiniti reinvents itself and...
Iranian Filmmaker Kioumars Derambakhsh Dies of Coronavirus at 74
By Reza Hamidi
The accclaimed Iranian photographer and documentary filmmaker Kioumars Derambakhsh died of coronavirus on March 31 in Paris. He was 74.
“Kioumars contracted coronavirus and was hospitalized a few days ago,” his brother Kambiz Derambakhsh, the...
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...
