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Iranian American Amir Farokhi Runs for City Council August 22, 2008 Amir Farokhi, Iranian American native son of Atlanta, Georgia, is running for City Council Post 2 in Atlanta....
Forget Harvard-One of the World’s Best Undergraduate Colleges is in Iran August 14, 2008 In an August 12 article in Newsweek, Afshin Molavi wrote that one of the world’s greatest […]...
Iranian American Appointment on Capitol Hill August 06, 2008 Mercedes Salem spotlighted in July 26, 2008 issue of the National Journal by Gregg Sangillo and Winter Casey Sat. Jul 26, […]...
Juror Dismissed for Ethnic Slur Against Iranian-American Executive August 06, 2008 U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson in Riverside on Monday denied a motion to declare a mistrial sought by […]...
MSNBC Today Shows Reports on Iranian Basketball Team Visiting US July 31, 2008 The Iranian National Basketball Team visits US to play exhibition games with American players on its way […]...
Child Foundation Issues Press Release July 30, 2008 The Child Foundation has issued a press release. It reads as follows: “Press Release for Child Foundation July 23, 2008 Child […]...
Darius Rejali wins 2007 Human Rights Book Award July 23, 2008 “Torture and Democracy” by Professor Darius Rejali has been awarded the 2007 Human Rights Book of the Year Award […]...
Asia Society Concerned over Detainment of Iranian HIV/AIDS Pioneers July 23, 2008 The Asia Society has expressed concern over the detainment of two young Iranian doctors, pioneers of HIV/AIDS research […]...
Hollywood’s Stereotyping of Muslims under Attack July 23, 2008 Recently, there has been a movement in Hollywood to stem film stereotypes of Muslims. The effort has not come from the […]...
National Geographic Feature on Iranian Identity July 18, 2008 Ancient Persian archaeological treasures denote the glorious past of Iran. The National Georgraphic juxtaposes these treasures in relation to modern day […]...