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Tightening the Grip: What the New U.S. Sanctions Against Iran Mean for You
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src="http://capwiz.com/paaia/utr/1/LFMVMZAXBW/LDOEMZAXLC/5577321796"; />July 29,
2010, Washington D.C.
–The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA or "the Act") was passed by
Congress on June 24, 2010, with a vote of 99-0 in the Senate and 408-8
in the House of Representatives. The Act expands upon the restrictions
of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 ("ISA") and the Iranian
Transaction Regulations ("ITR") administered by the
Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). On
July 1, 2010 President Obama signed this Act into law.
CISADA is a major expansion of U.S. economic sanctions against Iran and
contains many new restrictions on companies considering business
activities related to Iran. This article will provide an overview of
the primary provisions of CISADA, with a particular focus on those
sections that will most directly affect the average Iranian American.
Click here to read more.
Unprecedented Rise in Persian Language Enrollment
By Jeff Baron, America.gov
July 29, 2010, Washington D.C. -Persian is a hot subject on U.S.
college campuses, with students registering for courses in the language
in unprecedented numbers.
Surveys of colleges and universities by the Modern Language Association
have shown large gains in registration for classes in Persian (also
called Farsi): up 82 percent from fall 1998 to fall 2002, and up 82
percent again from fall 2002 to fall 2006.
Click here to read more.
Q&A With Mahmood Hamidi, Panoramic Photographer Extraordinaire
By Negin Mirmirani, PAAIA Reporter
Since 2006, Mahmood Hamidi has been combining his computer skills with
his passion for photography to capture stunning 360-degree panoramic
images of some of the most beautiful places in the world, including
Shiraz; look for them on his website. I recently took a few moments to
learn more about Mr. Hamidi and his work.
How did you become a photographer?
Well, actually I am a computer engineer—not a
photographer— professionally. But photography is my hobby
and takes up most of my spare time. I was interested in photography
since I was a child growing up in Tehran, Khorramshahr, and Shiraz, and
have been taking pictures as an advanced amateur photographer for 25
years.
Click here to read more
Shabeh Jomeh Chicago Chapter Honored by the Cook County Treasurer
By Mina Amir-Mokri
On June 24, 2010, Shabeh Jomeh, a not-for-profit networking group for
Iranian-American Professionals was honored in an award ceremony by the
Cook County Treasurer’s Office in Chicago, Illinois . Maria
Pappas, Cook County Treasurer, recognized 49 ethnic chambers of
commerce and business organizations in the award ceremony.
The Cook County Treasurer recognized that strengthening individual
ethnic groups fosters a stronger society, and the occasion of the award
ceremony served to celebrate the diversity of Chicago and its ethnic
communities, and to provide a forum in which leaders of the various
ethnic communities could seek to establish ties amongst themselves and
work together to achieve common goals for the benefit of the greater
Chicago community. Indeed, the Cook County Treasurer suggested that
she would make her office available as a venue for future collaboration
among the leaders of the various organizations being honored.
Click here for the full article.
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