In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Seyed Emamian, Assistant Professor at Tehran Polytechnic University of ...

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Her concert has garnered over 1.4 million views online while she has been praised by people online ... activists. Many ...

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Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic's dress code, according to a UN report. The US president says he has proposed talks on a deal to ...

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed more than 65 Palestinians over the past day, including women and children, the ...

Hundreds of people danced, ate and celebrated the Persian New Year Marina Bay Park for Richmond's first Norooz festival.

Blanche d’Alpuget has been paying a male sex worker, but not for that reason. “It’s research,” she says, with a soft smile.

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...