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More and More Iranian Women Undergo Sex Reassignment Surgery, Official Says

June 27, 2020

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By @katty_biglari August 13 - @rashin.kheiriyeh i

By @katty_biglari
August 13 - @rashin.kheiriyeh is an awardwinning artist and author who has written and illustrated 100 children’s books and who moved to the United States in 2011. This summer, she has been exhibiting paintings inspired by the Shahnameh (the Book of Kings, the 10th-century epic poem by the Persian poet Ferdowsi) at the Hillyer Gallery in Washington, DC, where she resides. They are also on display in a group show at the Advocartsy Gallery in Los Angeles.

Rashin studied at Al-Zahra University in Tehran, where she received her Masters of Fine Arts in graphic design and illustration. She won the Best Book of the Year award (granted by the Tehran Book Council) in 2005 and 2006, and in 2007, was one of 30 emerging contemporary Iranian artists selected for a traveling exhibition promoting cultural exchange in the United States.

The following is a recent Kayhan Life interview with Rashin.

You are inspired by classical Persian narratives, and strive to reconcile the distinct histories and narratives contained in the Persian and Western traditions. How did you approach your new Shahnameh series?

Continues on kayhanlife.com as a free article.

#rashinkheiriyeh #kayhanlife

Art curator and consultant Roya Khadjavi (@royakha

Art curator and consultant Roya Khadjavi (@royakhadjaviprojects) has announced the launch of Continuum: Artist Relief for Iran, following six months of preparation. The initiative can be found at IranArtistRelief.org

The project unites over 200 artists and more than 500 original works, along with galleries throughout Iran and an international network of cultural partners. Its goal is to link audiences worldwide directly with contemporary artists based in Iran. Every dollar from artwork sales goes straight to the artists themselves.

Beyond functioning as an online gallery, Continuum aims to support artists’ continued creative work, increase their exposure, and keep contemporary Iranian art visible and accessible internationally.

The invitation is simple: browse the collection, support the artists, and help keep the dialogue going by visiting IranArtistRelief.org

#iranartistrelief #continuum

Now on Kayhan Life’s YouTube channel. Aug 12 - Acc

Now on Kayhan Life’s YouTube channel.
Aug 12 - Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran. The work has repeatedly brought her into conflict with the authorities, and on Iran‘s National Journalist Day on Saturday she learned she had been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

@yaldamoaiery #yaldamoaiery

PARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The EU and 26 countries

PARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The EU and 26 countries condemned Iran‘s executions of protesters in a joint statement, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday.

The countries called on Iran to listen to its people, take meaningful steps toward ensuring respect for human rights, immediately end use of the death penalty and release those arbitrarily detained.

(Reporting by ELizabeth Pineau; Writing by Inti Landauro; Editing by Makini Brice)

By Nilo Tabrizy LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Acclaim

By Nilo Tabrizy
LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran. The work has repeatedly brought her into conflict with the authorities, and on Iran‘s National Journalist Day on Saturday she learned she had been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

The sentence was handed down under a law enacted after a 12-day war between Israel and Iran in 2025, legislation that Iranian authorities say is intended to combat espionage and cooperation with hostile states.

When Moaiery arrived at Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, she was not given formal case documents, she said. Instead, a friend accompanying her copied details from a charge sheet by hand. Rights groups say such procedures reflect a lack of transparency in Iran‘s judicial system.

According to the handwritten notes reviewed by Reuters, the accusations against her include giving interviews to media outlets deemed hostile by the authorities and providing photographs to organisations linked to the U.S. and Israel. Reuters could not independently verify the contents of the charge sheet.

In a statement provided to Reuters, Moaiery said the intelligence wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps raided her home during anti-government protests in January and confiscated her phone, laptop and other electronic equipment. She said IRGC officers returned after the U.S. launched air strikes on Iran this year and again seized her belongings.

“On this occasion, they took everything, including even the cameras I had owned since childhood,” she said.

“I was subjected to several interrogations, and eventually my case was referred to Branch 33 of the Security Prosecutor’s Office and subsequently to the Revolutionary Court.”

Continues as a free article on kayhanlife.com

@yaldamoaiery #yaldamoaiery

By Nazanine Nouri Aug. 11 - The Belgian-Iranian so

By Nazanine Nouri
Aug. 11 - The Belgian-Iranian sociologist Firouzeh Nahavandi, Professor Emerita of Sociology at Belgium’s ULB University (Université Libre de Bruxelles), has been granted the title of Baroness by King Philippe of Belgium.

The title was conferred on the occasion of the Belgian National Day honors on July 21st in recognition of her distinguished academic career and her contributions to the study of the Muslim world, international development, and the status of women.

It was a surprise announcement which the Royal Palace made over the telephone a few days earlier, Nahavandi explained. In a July 21 interview with the Belgian channel RTBF, Nahavandi said she viewed this honor as recognizing a lifetime of academic work.

“I have conducted research, taught and written extensively, and I continue to do so,” she said. “This is recognition of the transmission of knowledge. For me, that is the most important aspect of everything I’ve done.”

Nahavandi is the author of several books on the Iranian Revolution and on the women of Iran (published in French).

She is also a frequent commentator in the French-speaking media on Iranian politics, the Middle East, Islam, women’s rights and international development.

In a June interview with the Qualita news outlet, she offered insights into what the war with the U.S. and Israel represented for the Islamic Republic.

“This war is also a question of survival for the regime, especially because domestically, the regime has not managed to control the population — despite the fact that the repression is very severe, that people are hanged every day, that arrests are continuing, and that a student rebellion is beginning to take shape,” she said. “The regime is unable to control the situation domestically. So it is determined not to lose face internationally.”

Continues as a free article on kayhanlife.com

@firouzehnahavandi #firouzehnahavandi

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