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Iran Heritage Foundation’s Norouz Gala 2014 in London
Iran Heritage Foundation Invites you to celebrate The Persian New Year NOROUZ with its legendary hospitality on Saturday 22nd March 2014 at The Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London W1K 7TN Featuring Rising Star Rana Mansour Biography: Rana Mansour has performed … Continue reading
Friday March 14th: Nowruz at the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles: “Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds”
From 3-6 pm the streets of Skid Row will be transformed into festive medley of traditional Iranian music, dance and a glittering haft sin commemorating the festival of spring. … Everyone’s efforts helped raise over $125,000 to aid the Midnight … Continue reading
“I support a peaceful solution with Iran, I do not want another war.”
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Manuchehr Mohammadi honored by UNESCO for “outstanding contribution to the promotion and preservation of cultural diversity through film,”
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Iranian film The Painting Pool’s producer Manuchehr Mohammadi has been honored by UNESCO during a ceremony held in the capital city of Tehran. The Painting Pool won the UNESCO Award for “outstanding contribution to…
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Rakhshān Bani-E’temād: “First Lady of Iranian Cinema”
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Rakhshān Bani-E’temād, born 3 April 1954 in Tehran) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter. She is widely considered Iran’s premier female director, and her films have been praised at…
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First Annual Bita Prize for Young Persian Artists Awarded To Pianist Dena Taherianfar
Dena Taherianfar was born in Tehran, in November of 1996. She began taking lessons in piano when she was six. Her first teacher was Mrs. Shohreh J. Ghajar. Dena gave her debut concert in the renowned Roudaki Concert Hall of … Continue reading
Tahmineh Milāni highly awarded Iranian female film director, screenwriter, and producer
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Tahmineh Milāni is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and producer. Milani was born 1960 in Tabriz, Iran. After graduating in architecture from the University of Science and Technology in Tehran in 1986, she apprenticed…
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Hamed Nikpay and International ensemble performing Persian-Flamenco fusion in London
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A couple of weeks ago I was in London with a great Persian singer and multi-instrumentalist called Hamed Nikpay to play a show and do a live in-studio recording for the BBC Persia channel.…
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Bahman Kiarostami’s “The Statues of Tehran” to be screened in San Francisco
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The Statues of Tehran, a documentary by director Bahman Kiarostami, will be showing at Roxie Theatre in San Francisco on Tuesday, February 25. Kiarostami’s materful film explores how a revolution and autocratic regime attempt…
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Ramin Jahanbegloo, philosopher
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramin_Jahanbegloo “Ramin Jahanbegloo (Persian: رامین جهانبگلو, born 1956 in Tehran) is an Iranian philosopher and academic who is based in Canada…He has a doctorate in philosophy from Sorbonne University in Paris, France where he lived for twenty years.[1] He was … Continue reading
Iran’s Environment Chief, the first woman to receive the Energy Globe Foundation award
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Iran’s Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment Masoumeh Ebtekar has won the Energy Globe Foundation award for her long-term efforts in the field of environment protection. Wolfgang Neumann, the Austrian founder…
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Tara Kamangar, “world-class musician”
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http://www.taraartemis.com/#!/biography “Pianist Tara Kamangar has been praised as a “huge talent” (London Evening Standard) and a “world-class musician who excels at blending the best of Western and Middle-Eastern compositions” Playing a fine piece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmH6JxEiIu8
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Hairless hero: Iranian teacher shaves head in solidarity with bullied pupil
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When Iranian schoolteacher Ali Mohammadian noticed that one of his students was being bullied after going bald as a result of a mysterious illness, he decided to show solidarity and shave his own hair.…
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Iranian Artist Shirin Neshat receives a Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum
Noted for her work in the fields of gender, power and displacement, Shirin Neshat said: “My art has stemmed from a desire to bridge deeply personal issues together with critical social, political, historical issues that concern the world that I … Continue reading
Abdol Hossein Sardari – The Iranian Muslim that saved the lives of thousands of Jews from the Nazis
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Abdol Hossein Sardari: Iranian Schindler An Iranian official risking his life to save Jews? This scenario, while implausible nowadays, actually happened during the Holocaust. Meet Abdol Hossein Sardari, a diplomat at the Iranian mission…
MIT: Iranian-Americans Among Most Highly Educated in U.S. and contribute substantially to the U.S. economy
Washington — Iranian-Americans are far more numerous in the United States than census data indicate and are among the most highly educated people in the country, according to research by the Iranian Studies Group, an independent academic organization, at Massachusetts … Continue reading
Anousheh Ansari – the first Iranian in space
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anousheh_Ansari “[She] is an engineer and the Iranian-American co-founder and chairwoman of Prodea Systems. Her previous business accomplishments include serving as co-founder and CEO of Telecom Technologies, Inc. (TTI). The Ansari family is also the title sponsor of the Ansari … Continue reading
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Professor Madjid Samii “World Physician”
“Professor Madjid Samii was born in Tehran, Iran…He has been the president of the International Society for Neurosurgery and was elected as the founding president of the Congress of International Neurosurgeons (MASCIN) in 2003.[3] Madjid Samii received the “World Physician” … Continue reading
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Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination Technologies
“Hossein Yassaie, PhD, is the Chief Executive Officer of Imagination Technologies Group plc, a leading provider of System-on-Chip (SoC) silicon IP whose technologies power many of the most advanced and iconic smart and feature mobile phones, personal media players, netbooks, … Continue reading
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Prof. Cumrun Vafa – recipient of the Dirac Medal (2008) and the Eisenbud Prize
Cumrun Vafa (born 1960 in Tehran) is an Iranian-American leading string theorist from Harvard University where he started as a Harvard Junior Fellow. He is a recipient of the 2008 Dirac Medal. He graduated from Alborz High School and went … Continue reading
Iranian writer Mansour Koushan awarded Ossietzky medal
The 2010 Carl von Ossietzky medal, awarded annually to a writer who champions human rights and freedom of speech, has been awarded to Iranian writer and dramatist, Mansour Koushan. In the past years, he has staged several plays and founded … Continue reading
Three Iranian-Americans among the 30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech
Three Iranian-American women (Soraya Darabi, Parisa Tabriz and Roxanne Varza), made it to the list of the most important women 30 years old or under in tech compiled by the Business Insider. Soraya Darabi founded Foodspotting, a geo-local guide for … Continue reading
Aravane Rezaï – Iranian–French tennis player
Aravane Rezaï is a professional Iranian–French tennis player. She has defeated many top players on the WTA circuit, such as Justine Henin, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina, Francesca Schiavone, Caroline Wozniacki, Marion Bartoli, Flavia Pennetta, Jelena Janković … Continue reading
Professor Gholam A. Peyman: Inventor of LASIK and recipient of National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Iranian-American Professor Gholam A. Peyman has been named as a recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Obama. This is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors. Gholam A. … Continue reading
Iranian physicists participate in CERN, Professor receives award from American Physical Society
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Professor Farhad Ardalan received the APS fellowship award from Jon Clark the president of the International Forum of American Physical Society. For pioneering work in applications of non-commutative geometry in string theory and gauge…
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Maryam Tousi: A woman with the speed of the wind
Maryam Tousi (born 5 December 1988 in Tehran) is an Iranian sprint athlete. She is the Iranian record holder in 100 m, 200 m, 400 m and 4×400 m relay. She studied Physical Education at University of Tehran. Medal record … Continue reading
Iranian American E-bay founder Pierre Omidyar
Pierre Morad Omidyar (Persian: پیر مراد امیدیار, born June 21, 1967) is a French-born Iranian American entrepreneur and philanthropist, who is the founder and chairman of the eBay auction site.[3] He became a billionaire at the age of 31 with … Continue reading
Hadi and Ali Partovi founders of Code.org
… Hadi and Ali Partovi, who launched Code.org and donated $1 million each to the organization. Code.org advocates that “every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn to code.” Since its launch, 3.5 million students have participated … Continue reading
Dr. Ghajar implants the first Telescopic Lens in Fresno, California
Dr. Ghajar, cataract & corneal specialist, became the first local surgeon to implant a tiny telescopic lens in the eye of one of our patients at the California Eye Institute at St. Agnes. … Dr. Ghajar, who had previously implanted … Continue reading
Female Iranian swimmer Elham Asghari
Imagine swimming in a wet suit, a swimming cap, a scarf secured tightly around your face, and a body-covering cape — and then being told the attire is too revealing. That’s what Iranian swimmer Elham Asghari was wearing on June … Continue reading
Remarkable people with Iranian roots 