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An American Hero in Iran April 17, 2009 One hundred years ago, Howard Baskerville left Princeton and fought for liberty in Persia. On a windswept plateau near the foothills of […]...
PARSA Foundation Urges You to Make This Earth Day a Day of Service April 16, 2009 Join the PARSA Foundation in making this Earth Day a “Day of Service” This […]...
IAAB Successfully Concludes the Fourth International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora April 16, 2009   Contact: Sherry Hakimi, Public Relations Iranian Alliances Across Borders [email protected] www.iranianalliances.org     Iranian A...
Iranian Woman Wins Japanese Literary Prize April 15, 2009 A novel written in Japanese by Shirin Nezammafi of Iran has won a Japanese literary award for newcomers, making her the […]...
Giving Service, Without Borders – Dr. Allen Sossan Offers Medical Time To Iran’s Underprivileged April 10, 2009 By Shauna Marlette Dr. Allen Sossan, a reconstructive spinal and orthopedic surgeon, usually […]...
Georg Gerster’s Exhibition at the Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery April 03, 2009 The Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2009, New York, NY – For the first time […]...
Students Push UC to Expand Terms of Ethnic Identification April 02, 2009 Los Angeles Times Middle Easterners want alternatives to ‘white’ and ‘other’ By Raja Abdulrahim March 31, 2009 Nicole […]...
Iranian Film Industry Thriving, Hollywood Learns April 02, 2009 By Elham Khatami CNN It appeared an unlikely meeting: Earlier this month, representatives from Hollywood, home of the anything-goes lifestyle and […]...
NIPOC’s NoRooz Press Release March 20, 2009 Click Here to View NIPOC’s NoRooz Press Release!  ...
Rep. Michael Honda Honors Nowruz in Legislation Introduced This Week March 19, 2009 For Immediate Release March 18, 2009 Contact: Michael Shank: 202.225.3327 [email protected] Rep. Michael Honda Honors Nowruz, the […]...