One of the largest gatherings of the Iranians and Persian-speaking community in New England to celebrate the Persian New Year.
An annual event that IAB organizes on the last day of fall to celebrate Yalda, an ancient Persian tradition, marking the longest night of the year.
This event is held once a month and includes recitals of various genres of poetry and music by the members interested in Persian poetry.
IAB library has a collection of over 2000 books. We are proud to provide our community access to different genres of books, including children’s book collections. Read more
The name Iran denotes the land of the Aryans. The meaning of the word “Aryan” is noble or najib in Farsi. The Aryans were the people who came from central Asia and settled in the Iranian plateau about four thousand years ago. Prior to 1935, Iran was known as Persia. In 1935, under the reign of Reza Shah the name was changed to “Iran” since Persia implied the “Fars province” rather than the whole nation. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the name was changed to “The Islamic Republic of Iran”. Today’s Iran has an area of 1,648,000 sq. km. or 636,296 sq. mi. Read more
