Iranian Woman Wins Japanese Literary Prize April 15, 2009 A novel written in Japanese by Shirin Nezammafi of Iran has won a Japanese literary award for newcomers, making her the second non-native Japanese speaker to

Giving Service, Without Borders – Dr. Allen Sossan Offers Medical Time To Iran’s Underprivileged April 10, 2009 By Shauna Marlette Dr. Allen Sossan, a reconstructive spinal and orthopedic surgeon, usually splits his medical time between

Georg Gerster’s Exhibition at the Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery April 03, 2009 The Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2009, New York, NY – For the first time ever, 29 breathtaking aerial photographs

Students Push UC to Expand Terms of Ethnic Identification April 02, 2009 Los Angeles Times Middle Easterners want alternatives to ‘white’ and ‘other’ By Raja Abdulrahim March 31, 2009 Nicole Salame, 19, was filling out

Iranian Film Industry Thriving, Hollywood Learns April 02, 2009 By Elham Khatami CNN It appeared an unlikely meeting: Earlier this month, representatives from Hollywood, home of the anything-goes lifestyle and anything-can-happen film, traveled to Iran,

NIPOC’s NoRooz Press Release March 20, 2009 Click Here to View NIPOC’s NoRooz Press Release!  

Rep. Michael Honda Honors Nowruz in Legislation Introduced This Week March 19, 2009 For Immediate Release March 18, 2009 Contact: Michael Shank: 202.225.3327 michael.shank@mail.house.gov Rep. Michael Honda Honors Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, in Legislation

Congress’ Hidden Treasure: Vafai Is Library’s Go-To Man On Iran March 19, 2009 By Jude O. Marfil Roll Call Staff Gholam Vafai, 86, the oldest employee at the Law Library of Congress, is the library’s

USA’s Wrestling Team Visits Iran March 19, 2009  

Adopt a NoRooz Banner Program in Irvine, CA March 13, 2009 Learn how you can adopt banners to be displayed on the streets of Irvine for the Persian New Year! Visit the website of the

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