Sina Valiollah was born on October 17th, 1976 in Tehran. His parents were both artists and art lovers working as high ranking staff at the Ministry of Culture and Art and the Ministry of Power. His mother had studied Drama and His father had studied Printing and Publishing, not to mention that his father was also a very skilled Painter and Calligrapher. …
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…
Nazanin Boniadi (/ˈnɑːzəniːn ˈboʊnjɑːdi/) Persian: نازنین بنیادی [nɑːzæˈniːn bonjɑːˈdiː]; born 1980) is a British actress and activist. Born in Tehran and raised in London, Boniadi went to university in the United States, where she landed her first major acting role as Leyla Mir in the medical drama General Hospital (2007–2009) and its spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift (2007). Since then, she has played Nora in…
