In June 1964, Life magazine published a feature article delving into the secret world of gays and lesbians entitled “Homosexuality in America” (Google archive). The

This may well be the first instance of a Persian king appearing in a foreign advert. See full image. (Not to be outdone, Mozaffar-din Shah

Excerpt from “Sadegh Hadayat: Dar Tare Ankaboot” (In the Spider’s Web), by M. F. Farzaneh (Nashr-e Markaz publishers, Tehran, 2005/1384). M.F. Farzaneh was the young

Social commentary is rarely more honest and effective than biting satire delivered with a comic punch. And in the disparate Iranian diaspora community, no one

Last night I attended a panel discussion on Iran and modernity at Stanford University. On the panel were such notables as Fereydoun Hoveyda, Prof. Abbas

Dear Estimable Friend, Mr. Mohammad Derakhshesh, For a while now I have wanted to write something and haven't. To tell you the truth, normally I