Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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...

LA Celebrates Nowruz, The Persian New Year, in Style

By Fred Parvaneh Nowruz (meaning 'new day' in Persian) is an ancient celebration rooted in Zoroastrianism that marks the beginning of the New Year. Nowruz coincides with the vernal equinox, meaning the first day of...
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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...

Franco-Irish Citizen Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Iran As Health Worsens – Family

PARIS, March 8 (Reuters) - Iran has sentenced Franco-Irish citizen Bernard Phelan to 6.5 years in prison for "providing information to another country", his sister said in a statement, adding that her 64-year-old brother was at risk...

Santa Monica Reunion Draws Alumni of Iranzamin, Community School

By Fred Parvaneh On the first weekend in April, alumni of two major international schools in pre-revolutionary Tehran -- Iranzamin Tehran International School and Community School -- gathered at the Lowes Hotel in Santa Monica,...
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Daughter of American Jailed in Iran Has No Confidence in U.S.

The daughter of environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, imprisoned by Iran, said on Saturday (April 22) she had lost confidence in U.S. President Joe Biden's efforts to free her father.   STORY: Mr Tahbaz, an Iranian-American who also holds...