Diaspora

Women, Voice, and Vigilance: 2026 OC Women’s Leadership Award

Women, Voice, and Vigilance: 2026 OC Women’s Leadership Award A report from California Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC) On April 11, 2026, the...

Ceasefire

Ceasefire By: Majid Naficy Respect the ceasefire So that from it Will grow a lasting peace Which touches the sky Like the cypress...

The coalition calls for an immediate end to the war

The coalition calls for an immediate end to the war Iranian American Women Serving in Political Leadership Roles Across the United States Issued a...

I don’t want you, Petroleum!

I don’t want you, Petroleum! Majid Naficy I don’t want I don’t want you, Petroleum! For a long time, I thought that you...

Rethinking the Concept of “Respect for Beliefs”

Rethinking the Concept of “Respect for Beliefs” Respect for Opinion—or a Cloak for Justifying Violence? By:Behrouz Varzandeh In today’s political discourse, a seemingly self-evident...

The Persian New Year

The Persian New Year Majid Naficy Let it fill you as if you were a sprout pot And grow like fragrant watercress Out...

Truth and Falsehood

Truth and Falsehood Majid Naficy I read in Egyption papyruses That Truth and Falsehood were brothers. One day Truth borrowed Falsehood’s dagger But lost...

Red Wednesday

Red Wednesday Majid Naficy When time comes upon us We hide ourselves in the darkness of night, But the white foam of the...

Three Narratives of a Political Downfall in Contemporary Iranian History: Tudeh, Mojahed, Pahlavi

Three Narratives of a Political Downfall in Contemporary Iranian History: Tudeh, Mojahed, Pahlavi Behrouz Varzandeh In Iran’s political history, there have been many movements—left...