Interview – “Iran in Turmoil and the Clergy in Power: What Next?”
By Nazenin Ansari
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered his first sermon in eight years last Friday. Caught in unprecedented turmoil unleashed by nation-wide protests, and following the loss of his right hand Quds Force commander Qasem...
Video Interview With Yasmine Pahlavi, Wife of Prince Reza Pahlavi
By Azadeh Karimi and Ali Eshtiagh
Yasmine Pahlavi is the wife of the former Iranian Crown Prince, Reza Pahlavi. She is a children’s rights lawyer, and has played an active role in highlighting the plight...
INSIDE THE STORY – Reopening of Iran Nuclear Talks Poses Challenges to the U.S.
https://youtu.be/xAPg2-n9cRc
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...
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...
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...
