My country, I will build you again, / if need be, with bricks made from my life.”  That line from Iranian poet Simin ...

Whatsapp Persian once shaped everyday Kashmiri life, education and expressions. Despite losing official patronage, its ...

The intricacies of poetry can be quite remarkable. Carefully crafted form, wording, and symbolism alone are hard to capture ...

Ali Temizal of Seljuk University emphasized the deep-rooted cultural, political, and literary ties between Turkey and Iran, ...

The initiative seeks to expose the disinformation mechanisms of the Ayatollah regime and encourage dialogue about freedom, human rights and government corruption, according to the Israeli research ...

Shirin Neshat’s video installation at NGV and the recent Asia TOPA concert by Abida Parveen highlight how ancient forms can unlock ecstatic spaces for contemporary audiences. The Persian Empire – on ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Recorded on March 17, 2021 Nowruz, the Persian New Year, marks the arrival of spring across large parts of the Middle East and Central Asia.

People go to Shirin for food and fun; they get both in portions as big as those on their platters, says food critic.

The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery ...