(The Conversation) — The veil as a symbol of oppression has once again moved to center stage in Iran, but it’s important to know about the history of veiling – and mandatory unveiling.

This is, in part, due to the adoption of this ancient symbol by the Pahlavi dynasty, established by Reza Shah Pahlavi when he came to power in Iran in 1925 AD. Even after the Islamic Revolution of ...

Israel said the strike targeted a symbol of the Iranian regime, but the attack turned out to be among the deadliest ...

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a ...

The brutal fight against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq four decades ago shaped Tehran’s approach to the recent war and guides its ...

Esfandiari says after the recent protests in Iran, it's not really about the hijab itself anymore, but the survival of the Islamic Republic. ESFANDIARI: By now, finding a solution for the hijab is ...

Every revolution needs a unifying symbol, and members of Iran's opposition movement now have theirs. The symbol of revolution Iran • Neda's voice now cannot be silenced. Skip to main content ...

The last priest left the Black Church more than half a century ago and now the picture on the wall of a former monk's cell is of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, not Jesus.

Iranian state TV anchor Sahar Emami was delivering a live broadcast in Tehran this week when she was interrupted by loud booms. Shocked viewers — who have been closely following state media for ...