American CarnageArticles

American Carnage

By Ali Sahebalzamani Let’s Make America America Again! The massive oak desk squats possessively in the middle of the room,…

Will Facts Matter in this Election?Articles

Will Facts Matter in this Election?

There is a difference between facts and the truth. A fact is something that is indisputable because it can be…

Travel & Encounter:  A Summer Reading ListAria Fani

Travel & Encounter: A Summer Reading List

By Aria Fani Last December, when I decided to offer a literature course in the spring on travel and social…

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…