Persian New Year, also known as Nowruz, starts on the vernal equinox — this year Thursday, March 20 — and is commonly celebrated for 13 days thereafter. The nonreligious holiday, focused on the ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

"This is our time to shine:" The Cass-Barrington Academy is preparing for the World Championships in Europe, but first St. Patrick's Day.

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

Persian New Year is celebrated in many countries across the world. Here’s everything you need to know, including what to cook ...

Amir Nojan is a world-renowned setar player whose San Jose apartment doubles as a museum showcasing rare Iranian instruments.

The Nowruz concert will include traditional Iranian music by Iranian soloists and the orchestra led by Carl St.Clair ...

Doechii, the winner of the best rap album award at the 2025 Grammys, is behind the song that sparked the trend taking over ...

This actress hailed from a non-filmy background, still she went on to become one of the biggest actresses of Bollywood, ...