Black Lives Matter  and the Iranian American CommunityArticles

Black Lives Matter and the Iranian American Community

Hooshyar Afsar We are witnessing a peaceful revolution in America. How did we end up here? The short answer is…

“No Justice, No Peace”  is a Slogan We Should EmbraceArticles

“No Justice, No Peace” is a Slogan We Should Embrace

By Shaghayegh Hanson Let us begin with a well-known fact: in Iranian culture, lighter skin and more European looks have…

Book Review:  My Shadow is My SkinArticles

Book Review: My Shadow is My Skin

By Ali Sahebalzamani My Shadow is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora is a collection of essays organized and…

Cooperation of the AIAP with the “COVID-19 Community Outreach” groupArticles

Cooperation of the AIAP with the “COVID-19 Community Outreach” group

In connection with the epidemic of coronavirus and in order to help the elderly and the needy who are unable…

Hard Times Call for Radical EmpathyAria Fani

Hard Times Call for Radical Empathy

The past four years have been a particularly volatile period in our world. We have witnessed the rise of ethno-nationalist…

NOTHING LIKE A PANDEMICArticles

NOTHING LIKE A PANDEMIC

NOTHING LIKE A PANDEMIC TO MAKE THE CASE FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE IN THE U.S. By Shaghayegh Hanson The U.S. is…

Living Leaner and Lighter:Articles

Living Leaner and Lighter:

Is there a positive side to a calamity like COVID-19? The new coronavirus outbreak has been an eye-opening and life-changing…

That’s Bull’!

Short Story That’s Bull! By Ali Sahebalzamani The water flows over the skin on the back of my hands; it…