The Iranian American author discussed her work at Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival in Montreal.

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Media representatives are invited to attend ALL IN Talks Toronto, a one-day event taking place on May 28, 2026, during Toronto Tech Week. Building on the momentum of ALL IN, Canada's largest ...

The resumption of international flights came after Iran’s national carrier Iran Air started its process of restoring domestic passenger services this week. The first flight on the Tehran-Mashhad route ...

While the world is seeing encouraging progress toward peace through dialogue and diplomacy with significant efforts of ...

HEY, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THIS COMING WEEKEND, A BIG FESTIVAL, THE TURKISH FOOD AND ART FESTIVAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY, MOHAMMED ...

An editor at a Tehran publishing house, an online yoga instructor, and a rural mother who sells homemade food via Instagram are just three of many Iranian women whose livelihoods have been ruined by ...

Iran’s record internet blackout is taking a heavy toll on private businesses, with owners and industry officials warning that it could lead to mass layoffs and closures.

While the world’s attention has focused in recent months on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military confrontation with Israel ...

The academic left turned on Azar Nafisi for criticizing Iran’s regime. Our education system has been undermined in numerous ways and among them is that many students have very poor attention spans. A ...