This Q&A was provided by the Ploughshares Fund. Learn more about Maz and Elon’s incredible dance and add your name to their call at givepeaceadance.org.   MAZ JOBRANI: Why do you think this issue is important? I

  Farhad AlaviPartner at Akrivis Law Group, PLLC Erich FerrariPrincipal of Ferrari & Associates, P.C. September 19, 2013, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA is pleased to announce that Farhad Alavi, Partner at Akrivis Law Group, PLLC,

September 17, 2013, Washington, D.C. – There is a new Iranian American on Capitol Hill this fall. Parnia Zahedi is the recipient of PAAIA’s Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP), working at the office of Congressman Gerald Connolly

Congress is considering a number of legislative initiatives that may be of interest to the Iranian American community.  The PAAIA Public Policy Center is pleased to provide a round-up on the status of the legislation.

Set to become the second Iranian American to be elected to public office in the State of NY September 11, 2013, Albany, NY – Darius Shahinfar claimed victory in Tuesday’s primary election for City Treasurer

September 11, 2013, Washington, D.C. – The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued two licenses on Tuesday that authorized humanitarian-related activities by nongovernmental organizations in Iran, as well as athletic exchanges between Iran

  Athletes and members of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) celebrate after the International Olympic Committee announced that wrestling won the bid to fill the final sports slot left vacant for the

By: Mitra Yazdi September 9, 2013, San Francisco, CA – This summer I had the incredible opportunity to take part in PAAIA’s Capitol Hill Internship Program by interning in Senator Dianne Feinstein’s office in San Francisco.

September 6, 2013, Albany, NY – On September 4, 2013, the Times Union (Albany), the largest daily newspaper serving the Capital Region of New York, endorsed  Darius Shahinfar for City Treasurer of Albany.   “Darius

September 5, 2013, Washington, D.C. – The “Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning” exhibition will only be at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco for a little more than two weeks before

September 4, 2013, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA is pleased to announce that the Iranian American Women’s Foundation (IAWF) will be holding a leadership conference in New York City on Sunday, October 27, 2013, co-sponsored by

By: Marisa Vavruska August 16, 2013, Washington, D.C. – The PAAIA Capitol Hill Internship Program is not just for congressional internships: this past summer, I worked in the private sector as a federal advocacy intern

August 16, 2013, Washington D.C. – This past weekend, over one thousand people joined the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) to celebrate the legacy of Cyrus the Great and the “Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient

August 7, 2013, Albany, NY – With the September 10th primary fast approaching, Darius Shahinfar’s campaign for City Treasurer of Albany continues to gain momentum with a recent endorsement from U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY).

August 7, 2013, Washington, D.C. – More than three-quarters of the U.S. Senate signed a letter sent to the White House on August 5th, urging President Barack Obama to intensify pressure on Iran to end