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Bratz Vs. Barbie: Mattel Loses Previously Granted Rights to Bratz Dolls

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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“Passing the Torch of Success” New York: IAAB Partners with PAAIA

  IAAB is pleased to partner with PAAIA in bringing its signature event, Passing the Torch of Success, to the Tri-State New York area on Sunday April 25, 2010 at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The event, co-hosted by former CNN anchor, Rudi Bakhtiar, and accomplished actor/comedian, Maz Jobrani, is both educational and [...]

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DC Art Exhibit: I RAN Home (In America)

Washington, DC – The Fridge DC is pleased to present its November 2009 exhibition I RAN Home (In America), running November 5 through November 29, 2009. (Opening Reception: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 7:00-10:00 pm.) Iranian artists have become players in the national and international contemporary art scene, but too often, this genre is tied to [...]

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Bratz vs. Barbie: Racism Against Iranians Cause of Trial Verdict?

Last year, a juror in the Barbie vs. Bratz trial was removed for making “slurs about the ethnicity of Isaac Larian, the Jewish, Iranian-born CEO of MGA, maker of Bratz.”  The jury-member’s hypocritcal verbal attack, calling Iranians: “rude” and “thieves” who have “stolen other person’s [sic] ideas”, leaves us pondering whether this juror should move out of their sheer [...]

Iranian Alliances Across Borders: Fourth International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora

By Leyla Serway Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) was pleased to present the Fourth International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora the weekend of April 4-5, 2009 in Berkeley, California. The conference brought together scholars, students, journalists, activists, and a number of other leaders from across the globe for an engaging weekend of education and networking. [...]