The report highlights Iran’s escalating reliance on technology to monitor and punish women defying the mandatory dress code.

Iranian authorities are cracking down on female vocalists who have defied the country's restrictions on women singing in ...

Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic's dress code, according to a ...

After more than 500 days of war, It is hard to avoid seeing our broken world in Batsheva Dance Company's enigmatic 'MOMO.' ...

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 ...

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

5th Street in downtown Los Angeles. The festival features a folk dance ensemble, English and Farsi talks from local authors, Nowruz games and crafts, Persian reptiles and more.