These are some of the Iranian American organizations who have received special permission from the US government to send aid to earthquake victims in Iran’s

Aun Gallery (40 Seoul Ave. Vanak, Tehran 19958) cordially invites you to Pouya Afshar’s exhibition titled “Seven Conquests of Story” opening Friday, 24 August, 2012,

Most artworks in this collection were featured on Saachi Online. Painter/sculptor Ali Soltani is working on doctorate in art at Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife,

I can’t tell you how special Machu Picchu is. You climb hundreds of steps up the steep mountain, reaching the top breathless only to be

I arrived in Cusco yesterday morning and already I’ve found a charming little apartment to rent for the next two months. Cusco of course is

My friend Hamid Arjomand and I met Liana Perez, a lovely Brazilian architecht, who hung out with us for a couple of days in Medellin,

My Abadani friend Hamid Arjomand came from Portland to join on a trip to Medellin, one of Colombia’s largest and most beautiful cities. Certainly more

در چهل سال گذشته امیر حسین فطانت عموما به عنوان مسبب مرگ کرامت الله دانشیان معرفی شده. میگویند دانشیان را به ساواک لو داده. فطانت

گفتگویی با امیر حسین فطانت در گواتاویتا، کلمبیا … در چهل سال گذشته امیر حسین فطانت عموما به عنوان مسبب مرگ کرامت الله دانشیان معرفی

I got a chance to see several Iranian shop owners in Bogota. They number less than a hundred, but are well-established and happy. Video clips:

After nearly a week I’ll be leaving Cartagena tomorrow. I could have stayed so much longer. It has so much charm and character compared to

I had heard that the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá near Bogota was kinda special. I had no idea how special. I got on a train

Sunday is when many Colombians do their shopping. A stroll in the commercial district was an opportunity to get a glimpse of life in Bogota.

One of the best passages from Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez. A good read although not his best. Three stars out

I arrived in Bogota on Thursday and one of the first things that came to my mind was that I’m in a “real” Latin American,

On my last day in Brazil I experienced perhaps the greatest thrill yet: swimming with pink dolphins! ( video clip) Later our group visited a

Built in Manaus during the boom in the natural rubber trade at the end of the 19th century, Teatro Amazonas is mighty elegant. I was

[Photos have captions] I got into Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonia Friday. The feeling I got was like no other. This is where nature

On top of Corcovado mountain the statue of Christ the Redeemer (photos start here) does not look as colossal as it does from the bottom

I was in my bed in Santa Teresa, Brazil, working on iranian.com and listening to the Manchester City-QPR match. It was being broadcast live online

Paraty is a small town by the Atlantic ocean half-way between two of Brazil’s biggest cities, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The old part

Dear Friends, iranian.com has been through many changes in its nearly 17 years of existence. The only constant has been my editorship. That too is

[Note: Captions have been added below many of the photos] The first night I met Igor — a tall, sociable Brazilian in his late twenties

[Note: There are captions below most photos.] Rio de Janeiro is a jungle. A human jungle, raw and wild. I arrived from Buenos Aires two

I wonder why Xenophon’s Cyropaedia or The Education of Cyrus is rarely mentioned by Iranians. You don’t see people quoting it. It’s not on the