Widespread tributes have been shared for Bahram Beyzai, a giant of Iranian cinema and theatre, who has died aged 87 in the US. The front pages of Iranian newspapers mourn his loss, with opposition ...

An interview with Nilou Yekta, an Iranian researcher at Utrecht University, who studies the visualization of secularity in contemporary Iran.

Rock still maintains an aura of rebellion in Iran so it’s not surprising that it continues to show up in Iranian New Wave cinema. In 2008’s animated Persepolis, Marji buys heavy metal and punk albums ...

Iranians’ demand for change is not a political preference, but a civilisational instinct; and a free Iran — rooted in its ...

The musical legend, who was punished for ‘moral decay’ and went into exile, now voluntarily withholds her voice in solidarity.

“Shirin Neshat,” the latest show at the Miami Art Museum, with films and photographs of the exile Iranian artist, is a unique event, helping us to grasp the complexity of women’s struggle for social ...

A daughter of the Iranian diaspora grapples with feelings of hopefulness and futility during an extraordinary moment of protests.

Mariam Abuhaideri calls herself a Persian Ladki — shorthand for “I am an Indian but my blood is Persian”. When the Pune-based ...

Since the 1979 revolution in Iran that put Shiite clerics into power, the country’s internal unrest has featured in American media coverage with such regularity that, to a casual audience, it’s become ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Discotchari’s new compilation “Tehrangeles Vice” resurrects forgotten 1980s Persian pop songs made in L.A. by ...

Toronto’s newest cultural district was officially inaugurated Saturday in North York, bringing joy and excitement to the Iranian community in the city. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, Coun. Lily Cheng ...