شورای ملی ایرانیان آمریکا قانون نژادپرستانه ممنوعیت مالکیت (برای ایرانیان) را در تگزاس را محکوم کرد
قانون پیشنهادی (در ایالت تگزاس) درباره ممنوعیت مالکیت زمین تعرض به حقوق شهروندان ایرانی نسب است.
واشنگتن- فرماندار تگزاس٬ گِرِگ ابوت درصدد است که قانون TX SB147 را که شهروندان ایرانی را به همراه شهروندان چین٬ روسیه و کُره از داشتن ملک در ایالت تگزاس منع می کند امضا کند. مقامات محلی و ایالتی این قانون را مغایر با قانون اساسی خوانده و آن را محکوم کرده و بر لغو آن تاکید دارند.
NIAC condemns racist property ownership ban in Texas
Proposed legislation attacks Iranian citizens by banning them from owning real estate. Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a bill (TX SB147) that would ban Iranians — along with citizens of China, North Korea and Russia — from owning property in Texas. Local and state officials have denounced the unconstitutional legislation and are urging its defeat.
NIAC Policy Recommendations in Response to Nationwide Protests
The National Iranian American Council sent the following letter to the Biden Administration detailing several important steps to show solidarity with the people of Iran as they challenge their nation’s mandatory hijab laws and the state’s brutal repression.
NIAC Proud to Recognize Employee Labor Union
This Labor Day, instead of simply wishing you a happy labor day and expressing solidarity with labor we are putting our words into action. We are also extremely excited to announce that our staff has unionized!! We’re proud to be joining a global movement of workers. In solidarity
NIAC Statement on OFAC issuing General License Authorizing Exportation of Educational Services for all Iranian students
The Biden administration’s extension of general licensing allowing students in Iran impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to continue remote coursework is an important step. Its extension is a welcome move, as no sanctions should stand in the way of education and academic exchange.
Honoring Iranian-American Women during Women’s History Month: Negin Farsad
Last year, Mayor Pro Tempore Sepi Shyne made history when she became the first lesbian and first woman of color elected to West Hollywood’s City Council, ushering in their first female-majority City Council.
Shirin Saeidi: Women and the Islamic Republic
In a new book from Cambridge University Press, Women and the Islamic Republic: How Gendered Citizenship Conditions the Iranian State, author Shirin Saeidi explores the formation of women’s rights, roles and responsibilities in post-revolutionary Iran. While the newly formed Islamic Republic transformed Iranian society after 1979 and formulated a particular narrative of the Iranian citizen, ordinary Iranians employed their own agency as they negotiated, contested and accepted various aspects of the state’s account. Saeidi’s book is both a welcome addition to the growing canon of scholarship on post-revolutionary Iran and a revealing study on a topic often discussed but hardly understood: Iranian women.
Film Review: A Hero (Ghahremān)
Already a two-time academy-award winner—for A Separation (2011) and The Salesman (2016)—Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has shown once again why he has emerged as one of Iran’s preeminent filmmakers with his newest film, A Hero (Ghahremān). A Hero has already garnered many accolades, including a Golden Globe nomination, the Grand Prix prize at the Cannes […]
چگونه «ديگریسازی» ایرانیان در آمریکا منجر به سیاستگذاری بد میشود
Click here to read the Op-Ed in English. Click here to read the full report in English. یادداشت از عسل راد من نیز مانند میلیونها آمریکایی، در دنیای پس از یازده سپتامبر در حالی پا به سن بلوغ گذاشتم که در آن دیدگاهها و نگرشهای سیاسی ما نسبت به جنگ با پیامدهای آن تعریف میشد. […]
Holiday Reading List!
As we reflect on the past year, many of our proudest moments came from showcasing artists, authors, and creatives at book talks, our open mic nights, and community programming. With the holiday season upon us, we thought it would be a perfect time to put together a NIAC Holiday Reading list!
Community Artist Series: Jessie Massoudi
Our sixth Community Artist Series highlight is–Jessie Massoudi, Iranian American soprano singer and native of Southern California.
Community Artist Series: Zachary Tirgan
Our fifth Community Artist Series highlight is–Zachary Tirgan also known as Nouhi’s Nomad, he is a singer, songwriter, and a professional opera singer based in New York City.