Every spring, as the earth tilts toward balance, millions celebrate Nowruz—the Persian New Year—a 3,000-year-old festival rooted in Zoroastrianism that’s as vibrant as the season it ushers in. Known ...

Azerbaijanis in Iran, like many other non-Persian ethnic minority groups living under the Islamic Republic, face repression ...

Iranian celebrations are steeped in rituals ... There are also street performances of music and dance, public rituals involving water and fire, traditional sports and the making of handicrafts.

Hamid Rahmanian has made it his life’s work to share the richness of Iranian culture. “Song of the North,” at the New Victory Theater, is just the latest installment.

Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country's ...

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Representatives of China, Russia and Iran called Friday for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program and a restart to multinational talks ...

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Enjoy brightly dressed dancers, delicious food, tradition, and lore at the Nowruz Festival on Sunday. This is a chance to ...

This episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast deals with liberal bias in higher education and what to do about it, with a ...

One of the first modern women composers to reach international acclaim, Gubaidulina wrote bold music, inspired by Eastern and ...

Its judicial board issued sanctions against dozens who occupied Hamilton Hall based on "evaluation of the severity of behaviors." ...