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Just as they did three years ago, the 300+ volunteer group of Iranians in Toronto raised the bar on what it means to showcase and celebrate the Iranian Culture outside of Iran this July 21 – 24, 2011. Among the record braking figures include a $700,000+ budget and the estimated 120,000 visitors. The festival hosted many prominent [...]

Iranican’s Maral Behnam interviews some of the Cast and Crew of Prince of Persia at Wondercon 2010 including Mike Newell, Jerry Buckhymer, and Jake Gyllenhaal. A few things that remained questions for us were the following: 1) Of all the inventions that Iran is credited for, why make a big deal out of the ‘Button [...]

About six months ago, Iranian Future Leaders (IFL) put together an unprecedented event for Iranian Americans at UCLA. Sponsored by PAAIA, the event featured six Iranian Americans which at this event were models of success for the youth. The event also featured about two dozen ”VIP” guests which came through and walked the black carpet. No media [...]

The first “Iranian Heritage Night” was put together for Hamed Haddadi, the first Iranian-American basketball player in the NBA, (Center for the Memphis Grizzlies), playing against the Warriors at Oracle Arena. This is Part (2 of 2) where we interview Hamed Haddadi and Johnny Davis, Assistant Coach of the Grizzlies. If you haven’t watched Part [...]

The first “Iranian Heritage Night” was put together for Hamed Haddadi, the first Iranian-American basketball player in the NBA, (Center for the Memphis Grizzlies), playing against the Warriors at Oracle Arena. This event also featured Farshid Amin singing the national anthem as well as Niosha Dance Academy performing a pregame dance. In this video (Part [...]