#IAPride: Navigating Queer Identity in the Iranian-American Community
While Pride month has become a widely celebrated occasion, the lived experience of the LGBTQ+ community is an everyday affair. For the LGBTQ+ community Pride continues outside of June, along with the continued struggle for acceptance and equal rights. Please join us for an important discussion that looks at attitudes on queerness and LGBTQ+ rights in the Iranian-American community, the need to create a space for open dialogue and discussion, and a safe space for the queer Iranian-American community.
Celebrating Iranian Athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Traditionally for Iran, sports like wrestling and weightlifting are among the country’s proudest traditions and the Summer Olympics present the perfect opportunity for Iranian athletes to show what they can do on the international stage.
“Write in Iranian” on the 2020 Census
NIAC is pleased to have joined a coalition of national Iranian-American organizations to encourage an accurate count of our community. Correct data on our community is crucial, so we hope you’ll join our efforts to count everyone! “Write in Iranian” on the 2020 Census Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau is responsible for counting everyone living in the United States. For the […]
NIAC Presses Treasury on Discriminatory Bank Account Closures
On February 6, we sent the Treasury Department supplementary information supporting our rule change request. The information outlines NIAC’s longstanding advocacy to halt bank account closures as well as stories from impacted individuals who have been harmed by the discriminatory closure of their bank accounts. An excerpt of this supplemental information is included below. NIAC will keep fighting until no member of our community is under threat of having their bank account closed based on their national heritage.
Join Iranian-American author Melody Moezzi to support NIAC
NIAC is overjoyed to be partnering with award-winning Iranian-American author Melody Moezzi to offer pre-ordered copies of her newest book, “The Rumi Prescription: How an Ancient Mystic Poet Changed My Modern Manic Life,” to anyone who donates $25 or more to NIAC between now and May 2020. The smallest recommended donation amount of $25 is […]
Who is NIAC? – Community, Culture, Civic Life
Who is NIAC? At our core, we are a team of young, forward-thinking Iranian Americans and allies who wake up every morning to serve our community. We are the thousands of donors and volunteers who believe that it’s crucial to have an independent American civil society organization to give Iranian Americans a voice for peace, […]
NIAC Ruby Gala in New York – September 26, 2019
NIAC Welcomes New Staff Members to the Team!
Our team is growing! We’re excited to welcome Mana Mostatabi as Communications Director, Arzo Wardak as Political Director, Assal Rad as Regional Organizer of the Western U.S., and Nooshin Sadegh-Samimi as Field Organizer in Pennsylvania.
Thanking Team Melli’s Carlos Queiroz
Queiroz tapped into his international network of contacts to work wonders for Team Melli and went above and beyond in standing up for his players on and off the pitch. He didn’t lose a single one of Iran’s ten qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup, making Iran the first team to qualify for the tournament.
NIAC’s 2018 Achievements
This year, we successfully carried out NIAC’s first-ever leadership transition – cementing our status as an institution for our community that will give us a voice for years to come. We won policy victories, held record-breaking fundraisers, and began setting up leadership councils across the country.
2016 Leadership Conference Remarks by Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes
Remarks by Deputy National Security Advisor
Ben Rhodes
Annual Conference of the National Iranian American Council
Washington DC
September 25, 2016
niacouncil.org
Philip Gordon Previews Potential Clinton Presidency at NIAC Reception
Washington, DC – According to Philip Gordon, former senior advisor to President Obama and current advisor to the Clinton campaign, Iran remains a major challenge to the United States, yet there are opportunities for more constructive relations following the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Gordon spoke at NIAC’s 2016 Leadership Conference in his personal capacity but sought to outline what he believes would be a Hillary Clinton administration’s approach to Iran and the Middle East.