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Iranian-American Brothers Lead Charge To Reform US Educational System
Thursday, May 9, 2013
By: Trita Parsi (Special to Iranian.com)
Say Iranian-American and few will think social entrepreneur or political advocate. Engineer? Yes. Doctor? Certainly. Reality show star? Yes, a few. Lawyer? Definitely. But a force for political reform and change? Not quite yet.
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Watch: Iranian-Jewish Dialogue on the Cyrus Cylinder
Thursday, April 4, 2013
By: NIAC Staff - News
Last week, NIAC co-hosted an Iranian-Jewish Dialogue on the Cyrus Cylinder with the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution (CRDC) and the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA).
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Iranian-Jewish Dialogue on the Cyrus Cylinder
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
By: Yasmin Radjy
CRDC, FEZANA, and NIAC invite you to a shared panel and celebration in honor of the presence in Washington of the Cyrus Cylinder and its significance for the peaceful interaction of civilizations based on universal human rights and human dignity.
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Introducing NIAC's 2013 Ambassadors
Thursday, February 7, 2013
By: Sahar Fahimi - News
After two successful years under our belts, NIAC is proud to announce a wonderful team of new and returning Ambassadors to help us better serve NIAC's members and supporters in 2013.
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NIAC Welcomes New Community Outreach Staff
Friday, January 25, 2013
By: NIAC Staff - News
This winter, we are excited to welcome new members to that team. Yasmin Radjy is transitioning from her current role as a NIAC Ambassador and Senior Consultant at Monitor 360 to be NIAC's Director of Community Outreach starting next month.
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Four Iranian Americans Named in Forbes List of Upcoming Stars
Monday, January 7, 2013
By: Brett Cox - News
Iranian Americans are increasing their presence in all walks of American life. Last month, four Iranian Americans were recognized by Forbes' 30 Under 30 List for their successes in technology.
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Iran's Cyrus Cylinder Set To Make U.S. Debut
Monday, December 10, 2012
By: Negar Rafi - News
The British Museum has announced that the Cyrus Cylinder, widely viewed as the oldest known code of human rights, will go on exhibition in five U.S. museums in 2013.
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NIAC Congratulates Cyrus Habib on Historic Success
Thursday, November 8, 2012
By: Negar Rafi - News
Cyrus Habib made history this past Tuesday when he became the first
Iranian American to be elected into state legislature. In talking about his
experience while running for office, Habib has encouraged and
expressed his support for other Iranian Americans to engage in active
civic involvement.
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Top 5 Ways The New Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations Will Impact Iranian Americans
Thursday, November 1, 2012
By: Erich Ferrari (Ferrari Legal)
This list describes the changes in the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations and how Iranians and the Iranian American community will be impacted by these changes. This list covers new general license authorizations and new prohibitions on funds transferring.
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Profile: Lily Emamian - Senior Public Service Fellow
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
By: Lily Emamian
Lily Emamian was awarded NIAC's Senior Public Service Fellowship and spent this past summer interning on Capitol Hill with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Lily recounts her first-hand look at government and how it motivates her to serve the public and our community.
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Candidate Profile: Ron Varasteh, CA Congressional Candidate
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
By: Joseph Chmielewski - News
Ron Varasteh is the Democratic candidate for Congress from California's 48th congressional district. If elected, Varasteh would become the first Iranian American to hold office in the United States House of Representatives.
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NIAC Member Survey Shows Growing Concern about War and Sanctions
Thursday, October 18, 2012
By: Nobar Elmi - News
Concern about war with Iran has only intensified since our last member survey, and our members overwhelmingly chose to keep preventing war as NIAC's top priority.
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AntiWar.com: My Iranian Learning Curve
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
By: Kelley B. Vlahos (AntiWar.com)
Of course, I had a pretty good idea of one thing -- that this group and its speakers would be opposed to the U.S. using military force to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions. While not everyone in the Iranian-American Diaspora necessarily agree, NIAC and its ubiquitous president Trita Parsi have made it crystal clear that is where they stand.
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The American Conservative: Among the Iranian-Americans
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
By: Scott McConnell (The American Conservative)
At NIAC, there is a pretty clear political consensus: the Iranian regime is repugnant, fascist, and embarrassing -- all words I heard applied to it repeatedly. And a military answer isn't the right one. NIAC reflects the broad political consensus among Iranian-Americans: only three percent of Iranian-Americans support an American military attack on the regime.
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Iranican Live Radio: Politics Gangnam Style with Nobar Elmi
Thursday, September 20, 2012
By: Iranican Live - Radio
Iranican takes a further look into the reasons behind racial prejudice, such as the Apple discrimination case, and other challenges the Iranian-American community is facing, and informs listeners of how you can also become politically active and fight for your rights.
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Iranican Interviews NIAC Community Outreach Director Nobar Elmi
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
By: Iranican.com
Iranican Live talks with NIAC's Nobar Elmi about the Democratic National Convention and about NIAC's "Demystifying Democracy" workshop being held at UC Hastings.
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BBC: US Allows NGOs to Send Money to Quake-Hit Iran
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
By: BBC News
"As pleased as we are with this, it also goes to remind us that the White House and EU sanctions are not meant to hit ordinary people but the government," said NIAC President Trita Parsi. "But in practice it's quite clear it's not that simple and it's the people who tend to get hit in such cases."
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NIAC Applauds General License for Earthquake Assistance
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
By: NIAC Press Release
NIAC strongly applauds the White House for issuing a temporary general license authorizing charitable organizations to provide direct humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to the victims of the earthquakes in northwest Iran.
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NIAC & WAC Initiate Call with White House on Disaster Relief
Friday, August 17, 2012
By: NIAC Staff - News
NIAC welcomes the White House's decision to hold a conference call with the Iranian American community about how they can provide disaster relief to the Iranian people.
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HuffPost Live: With $400B At Stake, Your Self-Identity Matters
Monday, August 13, 2012
By: Alicia Menendez (HuffPost Live)
The Census Bureau wants to make broad changes to its surveys that would treat "Hispanic" as a distinct category regardless of race, end use of the term "Negro" and offer new ways to identify Middle Easterners. HuffPost Live interviews NIAC's Director of Community Outreach, Nobar Elmi.
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FAQ: How You Can Help the Earthquake Victims [Updated]
Monday, August 13, 2012
By: NIAC Staff
NIAC has received a flurry of emails over the past weekend with questions about how Iranian Americans can help in assisting with relief efforts of the earthquake aftermath in northern Iran.
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Humanitarian Relief Requires Sanctions Waiver Following Earthquakes in Iran
Sunday, August 12, 2012
By: NIAC Staff
Yesterday, earthquakes struck Iran, killing at least 250 people and injuring over 2,000. Given current U.S. sanctions on Iran, there are serious concerns that humanitarian relief will be hindered.
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Justine Shapiro and "Our Summer in Tehran"
Thursday, August 9, 2012
By: Denna Nazem - News
"I want to meet Iranian mothers in their homes before our sons meet on the battlefield," said Justine Shapiro, Jewish- American filmmaker and former host of travel series GlobeTrekker.
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CBC Radio: Apple Sanctions
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
By: Jian Ghomeshi (CBC Radio)
CBC Radio's Q with Jian Ghomeshi interviews NIAC's Policy Director, Jamal Abdi on whether sanctions against Iran are hitting the right targets and how Apple products still find their way into Iran.
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Al Jazeera: Obama Announces New Iran Sanctions
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
By: Al Jazeera
"When you have measures like this... in fact what the strategy is starting to become is a collective punishment to impose suffering on ordinary Iranians to put pressure on the Iranian regime," said NIAC's Policy Director Jamal Abdi.
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