Iran; I ran.Articles

Iran; I ran.

By Ali Sahebalzamani “Who was that?” “Oh, that was Abbas, he said hi.” “How is he?” “He’s definitely not okay.…

THE MEANING & HISTORY OF NOWRUZArticles

THE MEANING & HISTORY OF NOWRUZ

Nowruz literally means “new day” and marks the first day of the Iranian calendar. There is much quibbling over the…

Aria’s Rants and RavesAria Fani

Aria’s Rants and Raves

Aria Fani Rethinking Iranian Nationalism There is an exciting new book in Iranian Studies entitled Exile and the Nation: The…

Immigrant Rights and Racial Justice in the United StatesArticles

Immigrant Rights and Racial Justice in the United States

by Hooshyar Afsar Throughout U.S. history, immigrant rights and open immigration policies have been closely tied to the adoption of…

Reclaiming Self-CareArticles

Reclaiming Self-Care

By Lily Mojdehi In my last article, I wrote about the stigmatization of mental health services in the Iranian American…

What Nowruz Means to MeArticles

What Nowruz Means to Me

Comments by Parents and Students of Iranian School of San Diego about Nowruz Rachel Tait As an American of Scottish-English-German…

Soccer, A Reflective Bubble of the WorldArticles

Soccer, A Reflective Bubble of the World

By Danial Golforoush Generally, soccer and other sports are simplistically understood only as a pastime. They are seen as nothing…

Dear Loyal Readers:Articles

Dear Loyal Readers:

We need your help! The first issue of Peyk was published nearly 30 years ago in the form of a…