Gholām-Hossein Banān (1911 – 1986) was a musician and singer. One of the most prominent Iranian singers of the 20th century, he was renowned for the quality of his voice. His father, Karim Khan Banān ol-Dowleh (son of Mohammad-Taqi Mirza Fazlollah Khan Mostowfi Nuri) was an admirer of traditional music. His mother was related to the ruling Qajar dynasty of …

Manoto is an international free-to-air Persian language general entertainment channel launched in October 2010, owned by Marjan Television Network. It is based in London and its programs include documentaries, films, series, news and reports. Marjan Television Network was established by Kayvan Abbassi and Marjan Abbassi.

Zahra Hatami was born as Zahra Khoshkam. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Hezardastan (1988), A Man with Thousand Smile (1971) and What’s the Time in Your World? (2014). She was previously married to Ali Hatami.

The late singer was famous for being able to tilt 45 degrees, seemingly without anything to hold him up.Fans were amazed to see him do the dance move in his 1987 Smooth Criminal video – live.

Iran International is a Persian television station headquartered in London. It is aimed at Iranian viewers and broadcasts free-to-air by satellite. The channel has received media attention for its reporting on human rights violations, political developments, LGBTQ+ rights and women’s rights in Iran and has twice been nominated for International Channel of the Year by the Association for International Broadcasting.

Californian carpenter Steve Nikoui was heartbroken when he learned his son Kareem, a young US Marine stationed at the Afghan capital airport, had died during yesterday’s attack – and says he blames the President for his death.”I haven’t gone to bed all night,” he told the Daily Beast.

Desperate Afghans trying to flee Kabul have returned to airport where they risk the constant threat of another suicide bombing as the final hours of evacuation tick down.

  Fereydoun Farrokhzad (7 October 1936 – 4 August 1992) was a royalist, singer, actor, poet, TV and radio host, writer, humanitarian, and political opposition figure.[1] He is best known for his variety TV show “Mikhak-e Noghrei” (The Silver Carnation) which introduced many artists such as Ebi, Leila Forouhar, Shohreh, Sattar and many more.

Googoosh was born Faegheh Atashin in 1951 on Sarcheshmeh Street, in an old part of Tehran, to Azerbaijani immigrant parents from the former Soviet Union. When she was two, they separated. Because of her father’s profession – he was an acrobat and an entertainer – she grew accustomed to the stage early on, and was part of his act until …

Ali Asghar Petgar was an artist who was born in 1918. Ali Asghar Petgar’s work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $19,708 USD to $40,447 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2016 the record price for this artist at auction.