Yasmine Fattahi is rapidly emerging as an influential multi-hyphenate creative in the European television landscape, seamlessly bridging the gap between dramatic fiction and the raw political realities of the Iranian diaspora. As a French-Iranian screenwriter, director, and actress, Fattahi has leveraged her unique perspective to craft narratives that
Sarvi Ghadim is an Iranian-Canadian visual artist whose large-scale oil paintings carry the warmth of saffron, pomegranate, and fire. Her debut solo exhibition in Toronto, Riding West with Zafron in My Blood, currently on display at RAID Gallery, brings together personal memory, cultural symbolism, and a deep attachment
By Ehsan Mansouri There is a quiet but undeniable force running through the work of Saba Soleymani — a refusal to let the overlooked remain invisible. A painter and illustrator with two decades of professional experience both inside Iran and on the international stage, Soleymani has built a practice rooted in
This World Refugee Day, we stand in solidarity with the approximately 117 million people globally forced to flee conflict, violence, and persecution. As the UNHCR highlights with the 2026 theme "Until Everyone Is Safe", protecting the fundamental human right to seek asylum is our shared responsibility. En cette
Shirin Abedinirad is an internationally acclaimed Iranian contemporary conceptual artist, land artist, and assistant professor at Utah Valley University. Born in Tabriz, Iran, in 1986, she has captivated global audiences with her minimalist, site-specific mirror installations, performance art, and video projects. Her work merges the earth and the sky,