On Saturday, June 20, 2020, NIAC Chicago hosted its first debut event with Juan Cole (Professor of History, University of Michigan) for a book talk on his new translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayy...
NIAC invites all of you—LGBTQ+ individuals and allies—to share YOUR stories as part of our #IAPride campaign....
NIAC Chicago is hosting our first chapter event, “Virtual Book Talk with Juan Cole,” on the summer solstice – Saturday, June 20 from 3-4:30 PM CST. To commemorate the summer solstice...
Continuing our series of conversations with authors featured in "My Shadow is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," Assal and Mana chat with Dr. Persis Karim, who contributed an essay and the fo...
In our final chat with authors featured in "My Shadow is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," Mana and Assal sit down with Shokoofeh Rajabzadeh. Her essay, "My Mom Killed Michael Jackson," exp...
COVID-19 has disrupted the operating norms of our lives. From our health to our jobs to all of the ways isolation impacts our mental health and well being. On top of that, the myriad of resources addr...
For Iranians and the diaspora, one story that is central to our shared identity is the 11th century epic by Ferdowsi, Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). Recollecting the heroic tales and fantastic legends...
A new anthology, "My Shadow Is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," presents 30 essays on the Iranian-American experience from a range of authors. Mana and Assal speak with the editors, Katheri...
A new anthology, "My Shadow Is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," presents 30 essays on the Iranian-American experience from a range of authors. Mana and Assal speak with the editors, Katheri...
On Saturday, May 9th, NIAC was thrilled to host a very special medical panel on COVID-19 pandemic and the critical things you need to know. The aim of this panel was to distill the facts and truth abo...
In a new anthology of essays from the Iranian-American diaspora, My Shadow is My Skin, editors Leila Emery and Katherine Whitney bring together 32 authors of various backgrounds to tell their stories....
On May 7, NIAC hosted a Zoom conversation about mental health and wellness with award winning Iranian-American author Melody Moezzi and former NIAC board chair and clinical psychologist Dr. Shokooh Mi...