Alireza Haghighi  born 6 May 1988) is an Iranian goalkeeper who plays for the Iranian based team Nassaji Mazandaran.Having joined the senior squad of Persepolis at the age of 16. He made his debut in the match against Saipa on 17 October 2006 and saved a very important penalty against the legendary Ali Daei

Farimah Fardjami born 1952 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian film and stage actress.

Mehran Modiri is a prolific Iranian actor, television and cinema director, comedian and musician. He is considered to be the leading artist in social satire in Iran.

Instituto de Estudos Orientais – Produced for a Brazilian university to promote their centre for oriental studies, the intended scene of an oriental house infront of a rising sun screams something else entirely.

In his Between Meals column, Chronicle restaurant critic Michael Bauer writes about the restaurants he visits each week as he searches for the next Top 100 Restaurants. His main dining reviews, written after three or more visits, appear in the Sunday Food + Wine section.