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Haydar Hatemi – Iranian Azerbaijani artist
Mai 27 um 6:03 PM Haydar Hatemi (born March 3, 1945, Iran/Eastern Azerbaijan)is an Iranian Azerbaijani artist whose work is based on blends of classical oriental styles such as miniature and tazhib, with some modern elements. His early … Continue reading
Iran Darroudi – well known Iranian artist once praised as beeing of the world’s greatest painters by Antonio Rodriguez
Iran Darroudi (born September 2, 1936 in Mashhad) is an Iranian Artist. Darroudi studied at Ecole Superier des Beaux-Arts in Paris, history of art at the École du Louvre in Paris, stained glass at the Royal Academy of Brussels, and … Continue reading
Mehdi Hosseini Bami – Iranian componist
Mehdi Hosseini Bami (born July 10, 1979,in Tehran, is a Persian composer of contemporary classical music Hosseini received his Masters degree and Doctor of Music degree (DMA) in Composition from Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov. … Continue reading
Maryam Mirzakhani – Professor at Stanford with 31
Maryam Mirzakhani (Persian: مریم میرزاخانی ; born May 1977) is an Iranian mathematician, Professor of Mathematics (since September 1, 2008) at Stanford University. Her research interests include Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, ergodic theory, and symplectic geometry Awards & honours In … Continue reading
Reihaneh (Rei) Safavi-Naini – Professor of Computer Science
Reihaneh (Rei) Safavi-Naini (Persian: ريحانه صفوی نائينی ) is the AITF Strategic Chair in Information Security at the University of Calgary, Canada. Before joining University of Calgary in 2007, she was a Professor of Computer Science, Faculty of Informatics and … Continue reading
Darya Dadvar Iranian soprano soloist and composer living in Paris, France.
Darya Dadvar, (born 1971 in Iran) is an accomplished Iranian soprano soloist and composer living in Paris, France. Darya grew up in an artistic environment in Iran. Her mother is a singer/director of the Marionette Theatre. In 1991, she left … Continue reading
Professor Jaleh Amouzgar – world-class Iranist
Jaleh Amouzgar (Persian: ژاله آموزگار, born 2 December 1939) is a world-class Iranist and a university Professor. Amouzgar holds a Ph. D. degree from Sorbonne University in Iranistics (Iranian linguistics).She is currently chairman of the department of Ancient Iranian Culture … Continue reading
The Elements: The Paintings of Mehri Yazdani – Exhibition May 1 – May29 in San Jose
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Panel in London: The Future of Iranian Theatre , Wednesday 4th June
Wednesday 4 June, 6:30pm Asia House 63 New Cavendish Street London W1G7LPDescriptionA panel of theatre insiders will discuss the current state and future of Iranian theatre, with questions from the audience. On the panel are: Nassim Soleimanpour, author of the … Continue reading
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Pardis C. Sabeti – associate Professor at Harvard University
Pardis C. Sabeti (Persian: پردیس ثابتی) (born December 25, 1975)in Tehran, Iran she is an Iranian-American computational biologist, medical geneticist and evolutionary geneticist, who developed a bioinformatic statistical method which identifies sections of the genome that have been subject to natural … Continue reading
Simin Behbahani – nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in literature
Simin Beh’bahāni (Persian: سیمین بهبهانی) (born 20 June 1927 in Tehran, Iran) is one of the most prominent figures of the modern Persian literature and one of the most outstanding amongst the contemporary Persian poets. She is Iran’s national poet … Continue reading
Dr. Mina J. Bissell – highly awarded biologist
Mina J. Bissell, Ph.D., is an Iranian American biologist and a world-recognized leader in the area of the role of extracellular matrix (ECM) and microenvironment in regulation of tissue-specific function, with special emphasis on breast cancer. She was born in … Continue reading
Farhad Ahrarnia’s Exhibition in London: STAGE ON FIRE
For his third solo show at Rose Issa Projects, Farhad Ahrarnia combines his interest in dance, high modernism, and the arts of Central Asia and the Middle East to explore the relationship between various national, cultural and political institutions and … Continue reading
Iranian-German photojournalist Kaveh Rostamkhani
Iranian-German photojournalist Kaveh Rostamkhani has won the gold medal of China’s photojournalism competitions for his project “The youth in Iran seeking identity.” About: Kaveh Rostamkhani is an independent Iranian-German photojournalist. He got into photography in 2005 and taught himself autodidactically … Continue reading
Lilygol Sedaghat active in child care programs around the world
Lilygol Sedaghat, a political economy major at the University of California, Berkeley, is a recipient of a 2013 The HAND Foundation scholarship from the Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF). Sedaghat is an exemplary recipient who has volunteered countless hours in Costa … Continue reading
Afra Pourdad – Canadian Iranian photographer, shoots fashion photos in the streets of Tehran with Model Shabnam Molavi
Excerpt of an Interview with Afra Pordad: What do you hope you have changed in your public’s image of Iran? Would you say that, in your own way, you are pushing for change for Iran, and of our perception … Continue reading
Photobook on influential Iranians by awarded photographer Mohammad Kheirkhah
Cite from his site: Mohammad Kheirkhah is a freelance photographer and Multimedia producer having worked for the BBC, United Press International and Deutsche Welle since 2004. Mohammad won an Award of Excellence from Picture of The Year International contest, a … Continue reading
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Hollywood’s Reign of Terror
Originally posted on Six Pillars:
Priceless the joke that tells the truth. American-Iranian actress creatively rails against Hollywood’s racism in her quirky, innovative short film below, Brain of Terror. Kathreen Khavari is an actress fed up with what she continually…
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Varand Armenian-Iranian poet and Professor of Armenian literature in Tehran
Originally posted on The other Iran:
Varand (also known as Soukias Hacob Koorkchian (Persian: سوکیاس هاکوب کورکجیان Armenian: Վարանդ Քիւրքչեան) born March 10, 1954, Tehran is an Iranian poet, playwright, lyricist, author, translator and painter of Armenian descent. He has…
Abbas Kiarostami – highly awarded Iranian cineast and jury member at numerous film festivals
Originally posted on The other Iran:
Abbas Kiarostami (Persian: عباس کیارستمی;[1] born 22 June 1940) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer.[2][3][4] An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami has been involved in over forty films, including shorts…
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Majid Majidi – Oscar Academy awards nominated and highly awarded Iranian film maker
Majid Majidi (Persian: مجید مجیدی , born 17 April 1959) is an Iranian film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Majidi’s films have touched on many themes and genres and he has won many international awards.…Born in an Iranian middle-class family, … Continue reading
Iran’s exceptional reaction to 9/11 attacks: candlelit vigils for the victims and 60k soccer fans respected a minute’s silence
Originally posted on The other Iran:
? In Iran, vast crowds turned out on the streets and held candlelit vigils for the victims. Sixty-thousand spectators respected a minute’s silence at Tehran’s football stadium. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5377914.stm ? ” iranians mourn 9/11 victims…
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Mary Apick – awarded Iranian actress, writer, and producer
Originally posted on The other Iran:
Mary Apick (in Persian: مری آپیک; born in 1954) is an Iranian actress, writer, and producer. She won the award for Best Actress at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival for her role in…
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Interview with Roxanne Varza, Startup Weekend Birjand Key Speaker
Originally posted on The other Iran:
Without any doubt, Roxanne Varza is not unknown for Iranian startup ecosystem. She was previously interviewed by various Iranian newspaper & blog. In addition, lately she has accepted being one of the key speakers…
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Marjan Kalhor is a female Iranian Alpine skier
Originally posted on The other Iran:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjan_Kalhor “Marjan Kalhor (Persian: مرجان كلهر ; born 21 July 1988 in Tehran[1]) is an Iranian Alpine skier who became the first Iranian woman to participate in the Winter Olympics, at the 2010 Vancouver…
High-flyer: Iranian stunt woman Mahsa Ahmadi – with others awarded for stunts in the James Bond movie “Skyfall”
She fights, she drives cars at breakneck speed, she jumps out of planes and helicopters … these are just a few of the talents of Mahsa Ahmadi, the best stunt woman in Iran. She had already done a number of … Continue reading
Eight Iranian-Americans among recipients of the 2014 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Sherry Bahrambeygui Dr. Kamiar Alae Iran Davar Ardalan Darioush Nasser Pejman Nozad Aria Mehrabi Ali Mojdehi Shaygan Kheradpir Iranian Americans being awarded the 2014 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Dr. Kamiar Alaei – Director of Global Institute for Health and … Continue reading
Female Iranian motor sports stars
Originally posted on The other Iran:
“At 28, Laleh Seddigh is known for her stunning looks and legendary driving skills…A PhD student from Tehran, she has been nicknamed “a little Schumacher” after the German Formula One champion. She has now…
First Baluchi Sunni woman elected mayor in Iran
Originally posted on The other Iran:
It is a significant step which local experts believe that can inspire Baluchi women to work for more rights and break boundaries that have been created by both the state and society. … Samiyeh Balochzehi, 26, who…
Mehran Kardar Iranian born physicist, full Professor of Physics at the MIT awarded with a Guggenheim Fellowship
Mehran Kardar (Persian: مهران کاردار) is a prominent Iranian born physicist, full Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and co-faculty at the New England Complex Systems Institute. He received his B.A. in Cambridge University, and gained his … Continue reading
Remarkable people with Iranian roots 