بیانیه نایاک در خصوص اکران فیلم با حضور پرویز پرستویی در جنوب کالیفرنیا
Click here to read this in English. شورای ملی ایرانیان آمریکا (نایاک) در رابطه با نمایش فیلم مستند ‘افسانه بناسان’ یا ‘داستان‌های هزار و یک روز’ در جنوب کالیفرنیا و حواشی آن بیانیه‌ای به شرح ذیل صادر نمود هفته گذشته، نمایش فیلمی مستند در لس‌آنجلس و اورنج کانتی با حضور پرویز پرستویی، هنرپیشه مشهور ایرانی، به جنجال و […]
Substantial increase in Iranian students studying at US universities
A recent report released by the Institute of International Education shows a 19% increase in the amount of Iranians coming to the US to study. With over 5,600 students in the US, Iran had the 22nd highest amount of international students in the U.S. during 2010/2011. This welcome trend is likely connected to the Obama […]
Save Persepolis Artifacts!
NIAC has created a group on Facebook entitled “Save Persepolis Artifacts!” Priceless 2,500 year old Persian tablets – currently on display at some of America’s preeminent institutions – may be put up for auction as plaintiffs seek to recover court-awarded damages against the Iranian government. NIAC has been following developments in the case closely and […]
Cultural Exchanges Cannot be Ignored, Part 2
By normalizing relations, the US and Iran can help foster more official cultural exchanges. For now, however, it is difficult for outsiders to get into Iran and for Iranians to get out of Iran, but there have been a considerable number of success stories of unofficial exchanges – some of which I touched on in […]
Cultural Exchanges Cannot be Ignored, Part 1 of 2
The following is a two-part series on cultural exchanges. The first part discusses American journalists and tourists in Iran, and the second part will discuss Iranian musicians performing in the US. Part One: