In the early hours of Saturday, I set our Nowruz spread. I grew up in a household of ceremonies and rituals. Everything was a BIG

I am looking forward to an exceptional opportunity tomorrow night to support Iranian.com and to watch four very talented and very funny Iranian comedians onstage

Nothing is more precious than freedom, nothing. No precious stone, property, luxury, or bank account can be as valuable as an individual’s right to be,

More than ever before, the unprecedented crackdown on Iranian authors, bloggers, poets, journalists, and filmmakers over the past several months should be a cause for

On the eve of Iranian presidential elections in June, a black cat showed up to our household. He sat on our front porch and refused

I had to take a business trip to Washington, DC. I hadn’t slept for 48 hours straight, preparing for my trip and tying loose ends

I would like to share an email I have received from my friend, Dr. Elahe Ensani, Commissioner on the City and County of San Francisco

Don’t get upset with TIME’s strange methods and final choice for Person of The Year, 2009. After all, it’s their award and they can give

Today at 6:00 p.m. PST, we will gather for an hour of social chat in Iranian.com’s chat room. Please consider joining us to share some

This piece was written for an Association of Iranian American Writers’ reading at “One Day: A Collective Narrative of Tehran,” at San Francisco’s Intersection for

createspace.com: ‘Letters from Iran’ directed by Nezam Manouchehri is a moving expression of an exile’s return to his homeland and the impressions it stirs in

For the Writing Young Love series. Episode One: It was my sixteenth birthday. Ten young people sat around a table at Tehran’s Chattanooga Café on

Dear Friends: I would like to invite you all to participate in another group writing project. So far we have had great success in encouraging

I am appalled with Behnoud’s execution. There is no way anyone can convince me that this child did not have the potential to rehabilitate. I

In response to Multiple Personality Disorder’s poem about Ghormeh Sabzi. “Love for the green dish*”   Table, I set for two Two, plate Two, fork

The stage was set for an unforgettable performance. They came by planes with suitcases full of instruments and costumes, CD’s and books. In the frenzy

Shams Ensemble starts a new tour on Sunday, September 27, 2009 in San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall. Their other shows on October 3rd in New

Shams Ensemble starts a new tour on Sunday, September 27, 2009 in San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall. Their other shows on October 3rd in New

Don’t miss Fared in San Francisco Saturday Sept 26 at the iranian.com music festival in the Palace of Fine Arts and at other venues this

Dear Friends: This is a quick note to let you know that to fix a shortcoming from the last Iranian.com Music Festival, there will be

I went to visit Faramarz Khodayari at KUSF radio station during his weekly radio program, Havaye Tazeh Sunday afternoon.  Gracious and kind, he met me

I went to visit Faramarz Khodayari at KUSF radio station during his weekly radio program, Havaye Tazeh Sunday afternoon. Gracious and kind, he met me

We are very fortunate to have author Firoozeh Dumas join us in the chatroom today at 6:00 p.m. PST. “Firoozeh Dumas was born in Abadan,

A part of the Writing Love Series. One hot summer day, to be precise, one Friday the thirteenth of August, at about a quarter to

For the Writing Love series. “One hot summer day, to be precise, one Friday the thirteenth of August, at about a quarter to three in