Shahbanou Farah amongst young Orphan boys greeted with enthusiasm. Tehran, Iran (circa 1976)

Much outrage has been spent on the retreats, private jets, and bonuses at companies that are being bailed out by taxpayers. Some companies have responded

SAMA reported that Tehran Islamic City Council has approved that all female inmates of Tehran who owe money and have been behind the bars for

Video camera records the brutal beating of a 15 year old girl who is suspected of car theft. http://player.video.news.com.au/news/#aTs7k64MBfu8E__l32tPukUDpS0S7Age Click on the link for video.

A NINE-year-old girl pregnant after years of alleged sexual abuse by her stepfather is likely to abort twins she is carrying in a case that

President Obama has presented the most irresponsible budget in US history. His fiscal year 2010 budget projects federal spending of $3.5 trillion and a federal

نوروز و فرودین می رسند و بیقراری دل و…   کی کلک هنرمند ماه فودین دارد کز جادوی دستانش بس نقش بهین بارد؟   باران

What if our foreign policy of the past century is deeply flawed and has not served our national security interests? What if we wake up

میانه ای بر: قدرت و لذت آدرین ریچ و اودری لرد شادی امین (مترجم) (2006)  آلمان، کلن: کتاب آیدا. همه نادانی و خشونت من از

Here’s a clip I found recently.  I loved watching it for the unpretentious and fun way it followed life and people in Tehran.  Bob Urichuck,

Dear Number One, As ordered, I went to see the play We Are Not Spies in Berkeley this past weekend for the purpose of discovering

On February 25, 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran celebrated another major milestone in its scientific and technological development, announcing that “successful tests” at its

Radio Javan is your #1 source for the latest Persian Music and Entertainment Pre-order Mansour’s New Autographed CD Janjaal is Mansour’s highly anticipated album set

چند روز پيش كه داخل اتوبوسي، توي ترافيك گير كرده بوديم، يك بچه لاغر و رنگ پريدهاي رو ديدم و فكر كردم “اين طفلي، توي

Shahbanou Farah and Children surround Shah for a last family photo in Cairo Hospital, shortly before his death from Cancer. Surrounding the Shah in Bed,

“While we deplore the abuse and injustices of Iranian authorities towards Bahá’ís in that Nation, we consider that readers should be informed that The National

“We think they do, quite frankly,” Admiral Mullen said on “State of the Union” on CNN. “And Iran having a nuclear weapon, I’ve believed for

Secretary General of the Women’s Organization of Iran Mahnaz Afkhami Represents Iran at International Women’s Conference in Mexico City. In the background Princess Ashraf Pahlavi ( The

هزاران هزار جیرجیرک ِ خواننده حجم شب را می درند و پوست قیرین و برّاق ِ آنرا با ارکستر ِ صداهای خود تا بی نهایت

Part I Part II We Iranians are obsessed with many things; the healthier obsession is with our kids. We often brag about them stridently. We

How interesting it is to see that contradictions are boiling in Iran in all matters. Bahais are the largest religious minority in Iran with an

Nearly two weeks ago another Bahai cemetery was vandalized by ignorant men in Iran. They also scribbled some graffiti: “Down to Bahais, down to Ruhi

Whether by anecdotal rumor or in the literature, the Baha’i leadership and organization has over the years gone out of its way to deny agency

A new U.S. readiness to engage Iran could help resolve suspicions about its nuclear work but Tehran must do more to “unblock this stalemated situation,”

چند روز پيش در ترافيك سنگيني گير كرده بودم و بعد از گذشت 15 دقيقه كه چند متر جلوتر رفتيم، ديدم وانتي دوبله كنار خيابان