‘Beyond Shahs of Sunset’: Interview with Founder and Cardiologist Afshine Emrani
By Fred Parvaneh
Dr. Afshine Emrani is a prominent cardiologist and internist who serves the residents of the greater Los Angeles area. Separately from his medical practice, Dr. Emrani is a prolific blogger known for...
Iranians in LA Demonstrate in Support of Iran Protests; Sattar Joins In
By Fred Parvaneh
Southern California boasts the largest concentration of Iranians in the world outside of Iran. Los Angeles, affectionately known as “Tehrangeles,” is home to a populous Iranian-American community.
On Sunday at 2:00 pm, a...
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...
‘All Totalitarian Rules Eventually End’: An Interview with Reza Pahlavi
By Nazenin Ansari
Since December 2017, workers, teachers, pensioners and ordinary people from all walks of life have been staging protests in cities and towns across Iran. They have been voicing their anger at the...
Iran CounterPoint: Upcoming U.S. Presidential Elections & Iran
CounterPoint brings together thought leaders, experts, and opinion makers specializing on Iran: its society, economy and politics, and its position on the global scene. Participants will also make recommendations on Iran’s future trajectory and...
Breaking the Barriers to Gender Equality: Interview with Author Nina Ansary
By Nazenin Ansari
Did you know that the world’s first chemist was a woman?
Or that the first female astronomer and the first female mathematician were both from the Middle East?
These are some of the revelations...
Author and Activist Masih Alinejad Speaks at LA Book Launch
By Fred Parvaneh
On October 8, a group of friends in Los Angeles (led by Dr. Behzad Tabatabaie, Betty Kermanian, Nooshin Meshkaty and Hormoz and Susan Azizzadeh) hosted an invitation-only book signing and speaking engagement for...
Kayhan Life’s Nazenin Ansari Speaks to the BBC about Olympic Medalist Kimia Alizadeh and...
By Natasha Phillips
Kayhan Life's Nazenin Ansari Tells the BBC's World Service that the defection of Iran's only Female Olympic medalist from the Islamic Republic is a significant development in the movement calling out the...
VIDEO: Magic of Persia LA Gala Raises More Than $200,000
By Fred Parvaneh
The fourth Los Angeles held by the Magic of Persia (MOP) -- titled “From Tehran With Love” and held during the week of Frieze LA -- raised a total of $206,000.
Curated by...
