Afshin-Jam dedicates Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal to Nasrin Sotoudeh
Dec 1, 2012
Iranian-Canadian human rights activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam has received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal presented on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II and the Governor General of Canada by Senator Zimmer ...
Three Sopranos from Iran amaze German Supertalent show (video)
Oct 17, 2012
The official site of [http://www.rtl.de/cms/sendungen/das-supertalent/news/das-supertalent-2012-nazanin-shirin-und-nasrin-fluechten-fuer-den-traum-vom-singen-27f0e-6391-10-1293907.html Das Supertalent...
Golshifteh Farahani: My parents are being held hostage in Iran!
Sept 10, 2012
Excerpts of an original article published in [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/sep/06/golshifteh-farahani-exile-iran-like-death?newsfeed=true Guardian] (Thursday 6 September 2012) follows. Also a r...
Last place finish STILL leaves Afghani sprinter ahead of her time!
Aug 26, 2012
The lone female from Afghanistan has a plan to make a difference when she returns home in Kabul, and despite Tahmina Kohistani’s chance of winning a gold gone, her true dream lives on. Tahmina has be...
A dilemma for Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Aug 20, 2012
[http://www.shahrvand.com/archives/30300 Article originally published in Persian in Toronto’s Shahrvand Publication by Arash Azizi]:
Nazanin Afshin-jam is, without a doubt, one of the most well known...
In London and Tehran: To hijab or not to hijab, that is the question!
Aug 1, 2012
Whether you are looking to see women’s swimming or beach volleyball in the Olympics, the issue of dressing and undressing keeps coming in and out of focus. Not to be undone, the season is in full swin...
Niki-Kermani defies taboos in her film about an immigrant Iranian woman
July 7, 2012
Before Golshifteh Farahani appeared topless in Madame Le Figaro and in her [http://features.kodoom.com/en/entertainment/golshifteh-farahani-appears-naked-again-in-controversial-new-movie-video/v/4422/...
Interview with Sahar Biniaz, Miss Universe Canada 2012 (video)
June 20, 2012
Interview by Behnood Mokri of VOA PNN. Related News: [http://features.kodoom.com/en/entertainment/sahar-biniaz-crowned-miss-universe-canada-iranians-and-indians-celebrate/v/4335/ Sahar Biniaz crowned ...
Shirin Shabestari: Iranian woman to climb Damavand for War Children
May 31, 2012
Shirin Shabestari is an Iranian born UK resident who adores nature, loves Iran, and does charity. She is to climb Mount Damavand in August to fundraise for War Child (UK Charity Registration No. 10716...