Iranian painter Vesta Kaviani is among the six artists who won a silver recognition plate at the 28th edition of the Arte Padova, one of the
Congratulations to Iranian artist Hoda Hadadi for winning the gold medal for best illustrator at the 11th Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. The event, hosted this
Traditions, rituals and divorce laws make it exceptionally hard for married couples in the Middle East to file for divorce. Case in point, Jordan’s divorce rate
For the fist time ever, Iran will be represented at next year’s prestigious Art Basel fair. Among the 249 galleries participating in the sixth annual Art
Six Iranian artists have been selected as finalists for the Golden Pinwheel International Young Illustrators Competition in Shanghai, China. The Golden Pinwheel International Young Illustrators
The first art festival for Persian speakers living in Europe is slated to take place in Paris, France in January, 2018. “This exhibition gives a
Congratulations to Iranian director Seyyed Moslem Tabatabai, whose animation ‘Light Sight’ won the Best Student Film Award at the 9th Wimbledon International Short Film Festival
Another disturbing case of Iranphobia/Islamphobia has been confirmed. This time in Lake Forest, a town located in Southern Orange County with a sizable Iranian American population.
In recognition of the United Nations Day for Peace on Sept 21st, 2017, an International invitational poster exhibition is simultaneously happening in Tehran, Iran and Stillwater,
Musicians in Iran are hoping that their President will live up to his 2017 campaign promises, and one in particular: when the president told ISNA
Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib recently addressed graduates as the keynote speaker for Bellevue College’s annual commencement ceremony in Seattle’s Key Arena. Footage from his keynote has just
The Trump administration says it is redoubling efforts to free American citizens detained in Iran. Iran seems to be hinting it wants another prisoner swap,
Iranian-American entrepreneur Falon Fatemi has raised $16.3M from investors such as Mark Cuban, Avalon Ventures, and Canaan Partners for her startup Node. Her startup, which she founded
Steve Inskeep talks to Bloomberg reporter Golnar Motevalli, who explains why Iran — a country better known for its censorship — has built what it
Younes and Soraya Nazarian, both natives of Iran living in Beverly Hills, are no strangers to philanthropy. The wealthy husband and wife are founders of the
Acclaimed filmmaker Anup Singh’s “The Song of Scorpions,” starring Indian actor Irrfan Khan and Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, will premiere at the 70th Locarno International Film
We scanned social media for some of the best commemorative art honoring the great Maryam Mirzakhani. Here’s what we found…
Grad student Xiyue Wang, 37, was in Iran last summer doing research on Eurasian history for his PhD. He is now facing 10 years in
Fariborz Maseeh, who graduated from Portland State University (PSU) in the 1980’s, will give his alma mater $5 million to renovate Neuberger Hall. The donation
Nazanin Boniadi is many things. Actor. SAG Award nominee. Activist. Council on Foreign Relations Term Member. And now, she can add Academy Member to the
Entrepreneur Shahrzad Rafati has been named a winner of the 2017 RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award. The RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants is a
Mo Saremi, the Iranian-American founder and CEO of Minneapolis based Bell International Laboratories is once again expanding. The company, manufacturers organic health-and-beauty products for name-brand manufacturers,
The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) has once-again made its presence felt in Seattle. NIAC, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the voice of
NASA has hired its first class of astronauts in years to help it get to Mars. There are 12 new “astronaut candidates” whose dreams of
Great news for ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ fans and Iranian Americans who support their hamvatan; actor Tala Ashe has been tapped to join the third season
