Remembering Shahrnush Parsipur
Remembering Shahrnush Parsipur A perspective on the personal life of a socially conscious literary legend (2nd part of two parts) By Dr. Ali...
Diaspora
Khomeini’s Visit
Khomeini’s Visit By: Majid Naficy My father never told us That Khomeini had visited him For medical treatment many years ago When Khomeini...
IN COMMEMORATION OF SHAHRNUSH PARSIPUR:Part 1 A Powerful Literary Voice and a Woman of Conscience By Dr. Ali Kiafar The passing of Shahrnush...
Independence Day
Independence Day Majid Naficy What a day for a separation From your American girlfriend On the day of US independence from England Only you...
A Witness for Ezzat
A Witness for Ezzat By Majid Naficy The victors write history But the witnesses arrive With their piercing eyes Which have seen...
Ambassador (For Father’s Day)
Ambassador (For Father’s Day) by:Majid Naficy Wherever I go I am your ambassador And speak of you with every one: With a driver...
Chant Iran!
Chant Iran! By Majid Naficy “Oh, proud stair-climber! Why are you so puffed up? You are the Roman Valerian, the captured Caesar I am...
I Write You a Poem
I Write You a Poem By Majid Naficy I write you a poem Like “eshq”: the Persian word for “love”* In which letters are...
Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian artist and the author of ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56
Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian artist and the author of ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56 CNN-June5th2026 By Mustafa Qadri , Elina Baudier Kim and Ivana Kottasová French-Iranian...
189 Steps 
On the Foothills of the Smoky Mountains
On the Foothills of the Smoky Mountains Majid Naficy On the foothills of the Smoky Mountains My love is barricaded. She is not afraid...