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...
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 Ira...
NIAC supports an effective approach to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon, protect human rights in Iran, and support the democratic future that Iranians have aspired to for over a centur...
If you’re an Iranian who wants to get the latest iPhone, iPad or Macbook, it may just be easier for you to purchase one in Iran than in the U.S. New pressures to “tighten the noose” on Iran thro...
Congress and President Obama have ratcheted up sanctions and now must confront the inevitable unintended consequences. Sanctions are no longer just choking off Iran but jeopardizing the values an...
Iran Considers Response to Rial’s Decline Iran is considering anew system of variable exchange rates for different products in order to stabilize the price of basic goods in the face of a signif...
After Sahar Sabet’s account of discrimination at an Apple store made the overzealous implementation of sanctions a national topic and civil rights issue, Havaar, a group which speaks out against war...
The National Iranian American Council and a broad coalition of organizations called today on tech companies including Google, Yahoo, and Go Daddy to stop blocking the Iranian people from accessin...
Sahar Sabet, the 19-year old Iranian American teenager at the center of the Apples discrimination controversy, issued a statement through her attorney today to “correct erroneous media and organ...
NIAC’s Jamal Abdi and Nobar Elmi published a piece in Tehran Bureau last Friday in which they argue that recent allegations of discrimination by Apple employees against Iranian Americans are roo...
None of us should be surprised that this is happening. Unintended consequences are the reality of broad sanctions. Given this reality, it's time to face the music. While some of us in our communi...
What is behind the recent incidents of Apple employees discriminating against Iranian Americans and Iranians in the U.S. by blocking them from purchasing Apple products? NIAC Policy Director Jama...