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.
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 […]
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.
20 Organizations and Nearly 9000 Individuals Send a Letter to Sen. Risch Regarding Recent Racist Remarks
On Wednesday, March 16, NIAC delivered a letter, signed by 20 organizations and nearly 9000 individuals from across the country to Senator James Risch (R-ID) expressing deep disappointment in his racist remarks during a Republican-led press conference on the Iran nuclear deal. Read the letter here.
Honoring Iranian-American Women during Women’s History Month: Niaz Kasravi
This blog post is an excerpt from Yasmine Mahdavi’s new book “Roots in Iran: Stories of Visionary Women.” Please make sure to RSVP for our upcoming book talk with Yasmine on March 31, hosted by the NIAC Los Angeles Chapter! NIAZ KASRAVI b. 1973 NIAZ KASRAVI was nine years old when she and her family […]
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 […]
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.
Community Artist Series: Wanees Zarour
Our third Community Artist Series highlight is–Wanees Zarour, Palestinian-American composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist based in Chicago. Take a moment to learn about his work!