Oklahoma Legislature Stands With Iranian People
NIAC recently unveiled a brand-new tool for Iranian Americans to take action–the mehmoonak. To date, NIAC members have hosted mehmoonaks in four Congressional districts, where they organized letter-writing campaigns to their elected representatives, making a tremendous impact.
Shirin Neshat: Creating Art in a Politicized World
How can you be an Iranian artist without addressing politics? You can’t, or at least that’s what Shirin Neshat, Iranian-American director of Women Without Men, would say.
The “Year of Iran” Continues at the Smithsonian
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery takes us deep into the heart of divinity in Iran and Turkey during the 16th and 17th centuries in another fanciful exhibition entitled Falnama: The Book of Omens.
Iranian American Nasim Pedrad joins SNL
Nasim Pedrad, one of the few Iranian American comedians, is the newest hire at SNL. She joins the cast this fall after appearances on ER and Gilmore Girls.
From the Big Apple to the Bluegrass State, Iranian Americans Get Involved
“I’m politically vocal and informed, but I’m not politically active,” expressed a frustrated participant before the start of NIAC’s Demystifying Democracy Workshop-Seven Ingredients of Influence in NY on April 26th at Columbia University.
Through New Partnerships, NIAC Effectively Gets Out the Iranian-American Vote!
Thanks to new technologies and partnerships, NIAC’s voter registration and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) activities reached unprecedented levels in 2008. NIAC made a total of 113,000 targeted phone calls, e-mails and postcards encouraging Iranian Americans to vote in the primaries and general elections, and to register Iranian-American voters.
Lawmakers, Experts agree on diplomacy with Iran
The current US debate on Iran is not between those arguing for a pre-emptive military strike and those who do not. Rather, the debate is between those advocating talking first and bombing next, and those who believe no talks are needed before the bombing takes place.