If you don’t already know him, I would like to introduce the extraordinary photographer, artist, and documentary filmmaker Serge Hamad to you.  He is an

If you don’t already know him, I would like to introduce the extraordinary photographer, artist, and documentary filmmaker Serge Hamad to you. He is an

Nima Collective’s Persian origins find their way into compositions through traditional elements of various eastern music systems. Combinations of West African, South American, Western rhythms

در شعر و موسیقی اش چیزی هست که با من حرف میزند، مرا زیر و زبر می کند، خوشحالم می کند، غمگینم میکند، غمم را

Dr. Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, spokesperson for the Green Path of Hope Coordination Council, was a guest of Berkeley Lecture Series and UC Berkeley’s Iranian Student

یکی از دلایلی که همیشه فکر می کنم جامعۀ ایرانی شمال کالیفرنیا جامعۀ بسیار خوب و لایقی است این است که در منطقۀ ما تئاتر

سپیده رئیس سادات – از نزدیک – بی بی سی from Sepideh Raissadat on Vimeo. Sepideh Raissadat fans would be happy to know that she

In late May, I had the good fortune of seeing Shahrzad Sepanlou in the Bay Area. I invited her to a party we were having

For Esfand Ashena’s “Elderly Care” series. I was 12 when my mother was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I remember the confusion that reigned in our

A couple of weeks ago, my friend Babak Khiavchi sent me information about a remarkable multimedia project by Kooch Band in Vancouver, B.C. I was

I had the pleasure of meeting Iranian painter, cartoonist, and filmmaker Emad Shadzi in San Francisco a couple of years ago. There was something playful

The San Francisco Bay Area-based Darvag Theater Group has a new play. “It’s Not About Pomegranates” is a play written by Sepideh Khosrowjah and directed

The Iranian music band, The Dang Show, will make its debut appearance in San Francisco, presented by Bamahang Productions on Sunday, April 3, 2011 in

As a decade ends on the Iranian calendar and a new one starts, and as another year begins with hopes and fears among Iranians worldwide,

I would like to share this music video which remembers Iran’s political prisoners, and those Iranians who were persecuted for their beliefs in 1389. This

The cover image for this photo essay is one of the most memorable scenes from the early days of the Green Movement after the disputed

Jasmin Darznik’s new book, The Good Daughter, was released last week. In January, I was delighted to have a chance to sit down with the

It was a pleasure to attend a welcoming ceremony in Los Angeles two weekends ago, honoring Azarin Sadegh as one of the PEN Center USA’s

I would like to share some very exciting news about the extraordinary Iranian artist, Mohsen Namjoo, with you. First, to his Bay Area fans I

I would like to invite those of you who are interested to participate in another collaborative writing project. Those of you who generously participated in

The Abjeez Band will be coming to the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, December 4, 2010, to perform at the Great American Music Hall. 

Maryam Savoji is one of the few Iranian artists to be featured online by London’s Saachi Gallery. Born in 1958 in Iran, Savoji is recipient

I went to a memorial service for Iranian (Assyrian) artist, Hannibal Alkhas last evening. I listened to his son, Buna, and his daughter talk about

The three-day “Toward a Culture of Civil Liberties, Human Rights and Democracy in Iran” was held by the Roshan Center for Persian Studies at the

I am at a conference in Maryland, entitled “Toward a Culture of Civil Liberties, Human Rights and Democracy in Iran,” sponsored by Roshan Center for