Photography
RIP Abbas (photographer) 1944-2018
We’ve seen his iconic images of the revolution and maybe we saw some of his non-Iranian photographs that vibrated a worldwide audience. But most of
May 4, 2018
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We’ve seen his iconic images of the revolution and maybe we saw some of his non-Iranian photographs that vibrated a worldwide audience. But most of
The first Abjeez song I ever heard was the uber-hit “Barab! Barab!”. It is still in my opinion, the perfect Pop song. Until I saw
If you’ve ever met Mohsen Namjoo, two things will immediately strike you about him. First, he is simultaneously unlike any Iranian you have met, and
When you speak to Kaveh Hashemi, founder of Shen, you better be willing to bring it. Or, you need to know your Rock history forwards
Dear Mark, Thank you! By admitting you are not a healthcare policy expert, you are the first person to admit what everyone who is
This is part 3 in a 3 part series that unapologetically demonstrates why Iranian-Americans tend to have a naturally superior grasp of national current events,
This is part 2 in a 3 part series that unapologetically demonstrates why Iranian-Americans tend to have a naturally superior grasp of national current events,
This past Monday I was invited to attend “A Conversation about US-Iran Relations under the Trump Administration”. I’m not sure exactly why I keep getting
For the past 30 years and 3 Censuses, my Iranian tradition has been to bitch about the US Census. Specifically how it doesn’t count us.
I don’t know about you, but I’m done with the whole Prince thing. Willing or not, like it or not, Reza Pahlavi is the King
During the recent elections in Iran, the sigh of relief that Rouhani had technically won the lead role in an imaginary stage play, was amplified
Before we all get too excited by yet another Iranian election, it is important to remember how Iran’s election process works, and why it cannot
After the latest shooting on Facebook video, I realized that contrary to the claims, Facebook was not actually doing me any favors! In fact it
Let us above all, on this site of all sites, make the promise to each other, to be absolutely honest. Basheh? Now that the thrill
As many of you know by now, I am against the US-Iran Nuclear Deal. Its details are sketchy and almost everything that would require insulting
The incorrect assumption and the thing that irks me the most, is that the Iran Deal forces us to necessarily assume that the people of
I object to the current US-Iran Nuclear deal. I think that the current deal does nothing to address the real issues and historic bad blood
Today PAAIA did something completely correct. It wrote letter to American politicians telling them that many Iranian-Americans misunderstood Lindsay Graham’s characterization of the Iranian Nuclear
This government of Iran has been on a hunting expedition since 1979, with the express intention of essentially eradicating Bahais from Iran. I don’t understand
Didn’t Force Iran to Make a Deal”, Parsi very reasonably suggested that although it totally looks like it, it was not in fact the result
When I get into debating Iranians about the general low value of the Islamic state, especially over the dehumanizing effect of the international symbol of
Traditionally, the etiquette of common civil society assumes that the writer (for example me) has it on good authority that the topic he is writing
Iran is just like the US! Both have the death penalty! This past week, I received several emails from Iranians who were outraged at the
No war has ever been prevented by the military. All wars are caused by armies. If there was no military, there would be no war.
Khamenei thinks the Iranian people are dumb sheep. OK he may not come out and outright say so, but you can glean this from the
