Iranian American Entrepreneur, Shabnam Rezaei, Out to Mend Global Fences with Persian Cartoon ‘Babak and Friends’ March 04, 2009 In 2004, Iranian-born entrepreneur Shabnam Rezaei started Persian Mirror, an online magazine to “teach the world

Maz Jobrani on NPR March 03, 2009 Maz Jobrani was six years old when his family emigrated to the U.S. from Iran during the Iranian revolution. He grew up outside of San Francisco, attended UC

Nobel Laureate Ebadi Addresses Human Rights in Iran at Carnegie Endowment February 06, 2009 On Monday, February 2, 2009, Nobel Laureate and human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi spoke at the Carnegi Endowment for International Peace

Professor Ezzatollah Negahban, Father of Modern Iranian Archaeology, Passes Away February 05, 2009 Ezzatollah Negahban, the father of modern Iranian archaeology, died on Monday, February 2, at the age of 87. Read More  

Iranian American Develops the Robotic Ray January 29, 2009 Farshad Khorrami’s Robotic Ray, a newly developed underwater robot, which could be used to police harbors, seek mines or take samples of polluted water for laboratory

Vida Ghahremani: A Star is Reborn in Wayne Wang’s Latest Film January 29, 2009 Vida Ghahremani will play the role of an Iranian exile in Wayne Wang’s new film A Thousand Years of Good Prayers.

Davood Roostaei’s paintings to be presented to “Obama: THAT ONE!” “CHANGE” Award Honorees January 23, 2009 “Obama: THAT ONE!” presented by Lifestyle Communications and sponsored in part by HBO, announced that internationally acclaimed artist Davood

Iranian Canadian Director Taking Film to Tehran’s International Film Festival January 16, 2009 The Veil is Director Shahin Sayadi’s adaptation of exiled Iranian novelist Masoud Behnoud’s bestseller Khanoom. The epic story is an Eastern woman’s

Iranian American Filmmaker Debuts Short Film at SLAMDANCE 2009 January 14, 2009 Written and directed by Iranian American filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour, Six and a Half takes us on vivid journey into childhood and the

Iranian American Student, Esha Momeni, Banned From Leaving Iran January 14, 2009 Iran has renewed a travel ban on an Iranian American student, Esha Momeni, who was detained last year on security-related charges but later

Iranian American Ranked 24th in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2008 List January 14, 2009 Ranked 24th on TIME’s Best Inventions of 2008 list, the University of Washington’s Babak Parviz has created a prototype “bionic” contact

Merrill Lynch to Pay $1.55 Million for Job Bias Against Former Iranian Worker January 08, 2009   NEWS RELEASE by The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) December 31, 2008 CONTACT: Michael J. O’Brien Senior

Massoume Price’s Ancient Iran Receives Moonbeam Children’s Book Award January 08, 2009 Massoume Price’s Ancient Iran was honored with a bronze medal from the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards as one of the best books for

Rice University’s Farinaz Koushanfar named to MIT Technology Review’s TR35 December 19, 2008 Rice University’s Farinaz Koushanfar named to MIT Technology Review’s TR35  

Foundation for the Children of Iran Successfully Completes Treatment for Newest Heart Patient December 12, 2008     The Foundation for the Children of Iran Successfully Completes Treatment for Newest Heart Patient, Greatly Extending 6-Year