Dr. Houtan: Iranian-American Philanthropist

By Raha Rafii, NIAC

Washington DC, December 16, 2003 – “Knowledge makes a good person better,” asserts Dr. Mina Houtan, founder of the Houtan Scholarship Foundation, which grants scholarships to graduate students pursuing academic study in Iranian language and culture. It is the aim of the Houtan Foundation to foster the continued scholarship of Persian history, culture, civilization, and language in order to help disprove negative perceptions of Iranians in the world. Read more.