September 2010
The Iran V. US basketball match at the 2010 FIBA World Championship game held in Istanbul this week has created a lot of hype, but the one thing we walked away with from the well-paced game is: Friendliness!
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September 2010
The Iranian Film Festival, San Francisco--an annual event showcasing the independent feature and short films made by or about the Iranians from around the world and aims to support the Iranian film culture.
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August 2010
After watching The Glass House and "finding out about the hardship and traumas that [the girls under the care of Omid in Iran] experienced provoked feelings of sadness, anger and dismay in me," says Mina Roshandeli of her inspiration to participate in the Adidas Women's 5K Challenge--set to take place in Hyde Park, London, UK--and help her raise funds for the Omid Foundation.
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August 2010
It’s no secret that Iranian women are a force to be reckoned with… So get ready to meet your latest rising star, the super-talented female entrepreneur and jewelry designer: Lisa Nik. Previously, Executive Vice President of RC for luxury jewelry line Roberto Coin, where she worked for over a decade, the multilingual Lisa–she is fluent in [...]
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August 2010
“Initially the show was going to focus on a group of hipsters, of Middle-Eastern descent, but after a lot of thought, [we] thought it would be much more riveting to explore how eight extremely diverse twenty-something Torontonians co-habitate,” says producer Maryam Rahimi of her Toronto-based co-venture.
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August 2010
Calling all Maz Jobrani fans! You must check out these vintage videos we’ve come across, featuring your favorite Iranian-American comedian: Maz Jobrani as Belind Dater; Jamshid. “Belind Date” written by playwright, Amir Ohebsion, is timeless and hilariously witty. We have a feeling you don’t want to miss the hysterical banter that goes on between Maz and [...]
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August 2010
"All the excitement this Labor Day weekend will be right here in Beverly Hills, and everyone in the Los Angeles region, most especially the Persian community is invited to join our celebration", said Mayor Jimmy Delshad.
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August 2010
Last summer, we covered a case in which a juror was removed for making slurs about Isaac Larian's ethnicity, the Jewish, Iranian-born CEO of MGA, maker of Bratz, calling Iranians: “rude” and “thieves” who have “stolen other person’s [sic] ideas," during a legal battle between Mattel and Barbie.
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