Amir Taheri Chairman, Gatestone Europe Amir Taheri was born in Iran and educated in Tehran, London and Paris. From 1984 to 1987 he was editor-in-chief of Jeune Afrique, the French weekly specializing in Africa. Between 1980 and 1984 he was Middle East editor for the London Sunday Times. He also wrote for…
Shohreh Aghdashloo (Persian: شهره آغداشلو, pronounced [ʃohˈɾe ɒɢdɒʃˈluː]; née Vaziri-Tabar (وزیریتبار); 11 May 1952) is an Iranian and American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. Following numerous starring roles on the stage, she made her film debut in Chess of the Wind (1976). Her…
Khosrow B. Semnani Khosrow B. Semnani is an Iranian-American industrialist, community leader, and philanthropist based in Salt Lake City. He was born in 1947 in Iran, studied English in England in 1966, and traveled to the United States. He eventually arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah, and graduated from Westminster…
Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh (Persian: اسفندیار منفردزاده, romanized: Esfandiyār Monfaredzādeh; born 1941 in Tehran) is an Iranian pioneer film composer, songwriter, and filmmaker. He is recognized for his contribution to film and pop music in Iran. His major works include Qeysar, Toughi, Dash Akol, Tangna, The Deers (Gavaznhā). Career Early years He started his career early in his teens as percussionist and…
