Iran CounterPoint: Biden’s Victory and the Next 10 Weeks — What It Means for...
CounterPoint brings together Iranian thought leaders and opinion-makers as well as non-Iranian specialists to tackle top currents and trends involving Iran, its society, and its position on the global scene. It will also explore...
L.A. Rock Vocalist Soraya Sebghati Would Love to Perform in Iran
By Fred Parvaneh
Soraya Sebghati is a songwriter and the lead vocalist of Night Talks (NightTalkstheband.com), a Los-Angeles-based alternative rock band.
The group’s debut album “In Dreams” got strong reviews, and the first single “Green” was...
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...
My Damavand, 100 Paintings by Bijan Daneshmand
By Ahmad Rafat
Mount Damavand, a potentially active stratovolcano (5670 mt high), is the highest peak in Iran, the 12th most prominent peak in the world and the second most prominent in Asia after Mount...
Joe Biden’s Policy on Iran: Interview with Amir Taheri
https://youtu.be/II_GiFFmqEE
Nazenin Ansari, publisher of Kayhan London and Kayhan Life, recently interviewed Amir Taheri, the prominent Iranian journalist who was editor-in-chief of the Kayhan daily newspaper in Iran from 1972 to 1979. Mr. Taheri examines...
LA’s Farhang Foundation Unveils Program of Concerts, Films in 2019
By Fred Parvaneh
Iranian-Americans living on the West Coast have a rich slate of cultural programming to look forward to, courtesy of the Farhang Foundation.
The L.A.-based non-profit foundation, which has a mission to celebrate and...
Natanz Explosion: A Game Changer?
By Ahmad Rafat
Ellie Cohanim was the U.S. deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-semitism at the U.S. State Department during the Trump administration, and the Department’s first Iranian-born Jewish representative.
While working for the...
