Allahyar Kangarlou is a distinguished physicist and neuroscientist whose academic journey spans a PhD in physics from the University of Missouri (1987) and roles as assistant professor at the University of Dayton and senior MRI physics lead at Columbia University’s psychiatry department. In the mid-1990s, he helped develop one of the most powerful MRI systems, […]
Iraj Mesdaghi is an Iranian-Swedish writer and human rights activist. He began his political activism in the United States with the Confederation of Iranian Students and returned to Iran during the 1979 revolution. In 1981, he was arrested for his activities with the People’s Mojahedeen of Iran (PMOI) and spent over a decade imprisoned in […]
Menashe Amir, born on December 27, 1939, in Tehran, Iran, is a distinguished Iranian-Israeli journalist and broadcaster celebrated for his influential Persian-language radio program on Israel Radio International, part of Kol Yisrael. Starting his journalism career at 17 with Tehran’s Kayhan newspaper, he moved to Israel in 1959 and rose to prominence as a leading […]
Manoto TV is a London-based Persian-language television channel launched in October 2010 by Marjan Television Network. It gained popularity among Persian-speaking audiences for its diverse programming, including documentaries, films, series, and reality shows like Googoosh Music Academy and Befarmaeed Sham. Initially available via satellite, Manoto ceased its satellite broadcasting on January 31, 2024, but continues […]
Mojtaba Vahedi is an Iranian journalist and political figure. Initially involved in the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he later became editor-in-chief of the reformist newspaper Aftab Yazd and served as a senior advisor to opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi. Disillusioned by the regime’s unresponsiveness to reform, Vahedi fled Iran in 2009, first to Dubai and then to […]
Iran International is a Persian language news television channel headquartered in Washington, D.C. aimed at Iranian viewers, and broadcasting free-to-air by satellite. Iran International was established in May 2017 in London but moved its headquarters to Washington, D.C. in February 2023 due to increased threats from the Iranian government against Iran International’s UK-based journalists. It […]
Morteza Esmailpour is an Iranian journalist, political scientist, and human rights activist known for his work as a researcher and lecturer on Middle Eastern studies. A constitutional monarchist, he has been a vocal advocate for freedom and human rights, notably serving a six-month prison term in Iran for refusing to falsely implicate Baha’i aid workers […]
Majid Mohammadi is an Iranian-American sociologist, author, and analyst specializing in Middle Eastern politics, Islamism, and civil society. Born in Tehran, he holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Stony Brook University and has taught at institutions such as Glenville State College and Binghamton University. A prolific writer, Mohammadi has authored over 80 books in Persian […]
Shahram Homayoun is an Iranian political protester, political dissident, and the proprietor of “Channel one,” a Persian adherent TV station based in Los Angeles, California that broadcasts into Iran every day. Shahram Homayoun fled Iran for the Joined together States in 1991. He was a checked man in Iran, since he bolstered vote based system […]