PAAIA Statement on Deportation of Iranian Student
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Shannon Kuehn Email: [email protected] Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) today responded to the deportation of Shahab Dehghani, a Northeastern University student with a […]
IAPAC Announces Endorsement of Sam Nejabat for San Diego City Council
Washington, DC – The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), the connected PAC of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), today proudly announces its endorsement of Sam Nejabat for […]
Safa Ansari-Bayegan Reflects on Summer PAAIA Ansari Fellowship

I decided to pursue my law degree at Berkeley to become a public defender and to help elevate the voices of those who are often most ostracized in our society: […]
PAAIA Attends First Ever Travel Ban Hearing

On Tuesday, PAAIA attended the very first congressional hearing on the Travel Ban. The hearing highlighted the various ways in which the ban harms U.S. citizens and discriminates against individuals […]
Iranian American Zahra Karinshak Announces Congressional Bid

Today Georgia State Senator Zahra Karinshak announced her candidacy for Georgia’s 7th congressional district in the upcoming 2020 elections. If successful, Zahra will be the first Iranian American to serve […]
PAAIA’s 2019 Spring CHIP Fellow Nikki Adeli Reflects on Internship

Washington, DC — This past semester, I had the honor of serving my home state of Pennsylvania as a Legislative Intern for the Office of Senator Bob Casey. Initially, I […]
PAAIA Statement on Failure of Udall-Kaine Amendment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Leila Austin Email: [email protected] Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC – Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) issued the following statement on the failure of the Udall-Kaine […]
PAAIA’s 2019 Civic Engagement Forum: An Empowering and Successful First

Washington, DC — On June 8th, PAAIA hosted its inaugural Civic Engagement Forum at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). The event brought together nearly two hundred […]
A Conversation with Dr. Narges Bajoghli

Washington, DC – PAAIA recently had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Narges Bajoghli, Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). […]
Amendment Preventing Unconstitutional War with Iran is Withdrawn

Washington, DC – In an effort to prevent unconstitutional war with Iran, Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA/17th), Anthony Brown (D-MD/4th), John Garamendi (D-CA/3rd), and Seth Moulton (D-MA/6th) recently introduced an amendment […]