When people conjure up images of Mongols (Mogul) and their role in human history, it is always less than a rosy picture. But, few know
The Spaniard Paco De Lucia, one of the world's greatest guitar legends, has an album titled “Zyryab” (“Zar Yab” in Persian) dedicated to an Iranian
In 1982, at the age of 12 my family and I escaped through the mountains to Turkey. We were caught as soon as we crossed
You were raised to serve tea and keep rugs clean. You have scrubbed the walls until Your hands bled red like the wine You were
I'm thankful for being given birth to in the first place. I'm thankful for my great parents, and my awesome brothers. I'm thankful for technology,
I'll admit that when I received my copy of Shahin & Sepehr's latest album, “Nostalgia” from Higher Octave's promotions department, I opened the package with
In 1908, Therese Peltier of France was the world's first woman who piloted an aircraft. Two years later, Raymonde de Laroche of France was the
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA — As an American who has known and loved Iranians and Iranian culture for most of my adult life, I
Since 911, the U.S. has quickly revamped policies relating to security. When the idea of Muslim profiling was raised, it caused a significant stir around
My cousin Farhad was telling me, he would deliver bread to a place out on Geary and each morning he would say hello to a
A few days ago I witnessed the much-anticipated Friday Prayer speech by Ali Khamenei, the “Supreme Leader” of the Iranian Revolution. The current political climate
We need new people, not new governments. New state, not new head of state. New values, not just a new constitution. We need individual morality,