Documenting Contributions of Iranian-Americans
Friday, March 10, 2017
By Peyman Pejman
A non-profit organization has embarked on a data-centric project, believed to be the first of its kind among any minority community in the United States, to showcase the contributions...
New Travel Ban: Objectionable to Many, More Leeway for Iranian-Americans
March 08, 2017
By Peyman Pejman
The Trump administration’s unveiling of a new version of the travel ban to the United States from six mainly-Muslim countries, albeit an improvement, still remains discriminatory towards minority communities such...
Hostages: Real Lives Entangled in Uncertain Policy
March 08, 2017
By Peyman Pejman
Since declaring his candidacy for the presidency of the United States, Donald Trump has repeatedly said that his foreign policy would be vastly different from that of his predecessor, President...
Washington and Tehran Ponder Ways to Modify Nuclear Deal
March 05, 2017
By Peyman Pejman
Iran’s recent announcement of the purchase of uranium ore from Kazakhstan, and the attendance of a large Iranian delegation at the two-day conference on international nuclear cooperation, sponsored by the...
U.N. Report Accuses Syrian Government and Rebels of War Crimes
March 02, 2017
Peyman Pejman
A United Nations investigative commission, in one of the harshest reports issued so far by the international body, has accused both the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the rebel...
On the Heels of Presidential Elections: a Regime in Disarray
February 27, 2017
By Kamyar Behrang
A curious political trend in elections of recent years in Iran has been the growing presence of populist far-right groups such as the Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces (JAMNA)....
The Passing of Veteran Kayhan Journalist Kazem Gilanpour
February 27, 2017 Kazem Gilanpour, a revered colleague and former editor of Kayhan Varzeshi (Kayhan Sports), passed away on 14 February, 2017 in Andorra, where he had worked as a ski instructor for many years....
The Enigma of US Boots on the Ground in Northern Syria
February 25, 2017
Peyman Pejman
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering sending an as-yet-unspecified number of ground troops to northern Syria to combat the so-called Islamic State, delivering one of his main campaign promises to “defeat...
Counselor and Defender in the West Wing
February 21, 2017
By Peyman Pejman
President Donald Trump’s statements during the campaign and since he has taken office have sent mixed signals as to how, he personally and his administration as a whole, view minorities....
Dire Conditions for Political Prisoners
February 21, 2017
By Firooze Remezanzade
In a joint letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary, Dr Ketan Desai, president of the World Medical Association (WMA), has expressed grave concern over the mistreatment of political prisoners...
