Qs&As: All You Need To Know About U.S. Sanctions Against Iran
By Erich Ferrari
Aug 5, 2010, Washington D.C. – We have received numerous
questions from the Iranian American community in connection with the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 (CISADA). Some pertain to the Iranian Transaction Regulations
(ITR) and some to how CISADA will impact the ITR. I will try to
directly answer some of these questions below.
Q. Will the importation of rugs or carpets from Iran still be allowed?
A. The hard and fast answer to this is no. The importation ban in the
CISADA is very broad. All importations of goods, services, and
technologies from Iran into the U.S. are banned, unless they are
specifically exempted under the ITR. However, OFAC may maintain the
current general license for the importation of carpets/rugs once they
amend the ITR to reflect the mandates of CISADA.
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Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh Provides Life Changing Medical Treatment
To Iraqi Boy
By PAAIA Editorial Staff
Aug 4, 2010, New York, New York — Thanks to renowned plastic
surgeon Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh, an Iraqi boy who was dreadfully injured
after setting off an improvised explosive device (IED) has been given a
second chance at life.
Nine year old Waad Baktar was playing with his friends in the outskirts
of Baghdad when he mistakenly set off an IED, which left him without an
arm, a leg, and eye and any hope for a decent future.
An American Soldier stationed Iraq brought Baktar’s
predicament to the attention of the Global Medical Relief Fund; a
Staten Island based charity, which arranged for the boy’s
travel to New York for medical treatment at no cost to
Baktar’s family.
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Mark Ameli’s Campaign Gets
A Boost From A Fundraiseraire
By The Orange County Friends of Mark Ameli
On July 21, 2010, the Orange County Friends of Mark Ameli held a
successful fundraiser, which follows his tremendous win in the primary
election of June 8, 2010.
As reported earlier, Ameli is a candidate for Judge of the Superior
Court of the Los Angeles County; once elected he will be the first
Iranian American to hold such a position. Ameli was faced with a very
challenging race, but despite seven opponents in the primary election,
he emerged as one of the two top vote getters and advanced to the
runoff election, to be held on November 2, 2010.
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HOMAY & THE MASTAN ENSEMBLE's “Soldiers/Sarbazan”
PAAIA Members receive
a 10% discount.
The highly acclaimed Iranian musical phenomenon Homay and the Mastan
Ensemble return for the third consecutive year.
When: Aug 15, 2010 @ 7 p.m.
Where: Walt Disney Concert Hall.
To purchase tickets, please go to Ticketmaster and enter Discount Code:
GROUPHM10
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PAAIA Welcomes Appeals Court Decision
In Mattel v. MGA
By PAAIA Editorial Staff
Aug 1, 2010, Washington, D.C. — On July 22, 2010, the Ninth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a District Court ruling that
awarded Mattel, Inc. ownership of the Bratz product. The ruling is a
major turnaround for MGA Entertainment Inc., and its Iranian born CEO
and founder, Isaac Larian, in its long running legal battle with Mattel
over the fashion doll line.
The decision reversed a 2008 copyright infringement victory for Mattel.
The suit alleged that the designer who created the Bratz line was
working for Mattel when he conceived the idea and design for the dolls.
The ruling gave Mattel ownership over the Bratz dolls. MGA was
ordered to transfer all products and assets associated with the Bratz
line to Mattel.
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Pink Floyd
Backs Iranian Protest Song
Art review by Peter Hutchison, Los Angeles Times
July 30, 2010, Washington, D.C. — “The 1979 song,
which was released in the same year as the Islamic Revolution, has been
reworked by two exiled Iranian brothers.
Roger Waters, a founding member of Pink Floyd, gave the rights to
Blurred Vision, a duo living in Canada, to remake the classic under the
title Another Brick in the Wall (Hey Ayatollah, Leave Those Kids
Alone)."
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