The theocratic government is repurposing folklore and patriotic anthems as it seeks to channel national outrage into ...

Have you ever stopped by the grocery store on your way to a dinner party to grab a bottle of wine? Did you grab the first one you saw, or did you ...

Journey into the heart of Iran, where ancient traditions and rich culture meet the rugged beauty of the Zagros Mountains.

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The remnants of an ancient community face a new age of anxiety after decades of uneasy coexistence with the mullahs’ regime.

Amra acknowledges her life is more comfortable than many in Pakistan—the Parsis are in general an affluent and highly ...

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Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

Shiite Islam offers Iranians a standard it views as just. Iran calls itself an Islamic republic. Many Iranians may appreciate ...

Have you ever stopped by the grocery store on your way to a dinner party to grab a bottle of wine? Did you grab the first one ...

But the recent war between Israel and Iran — a bloody, 12-day conflict paused by a fragile ceasefire — has brought up religious tensions and political debates that rarely surface in this culturally ...

Even if there is a regime change in Iran, no new government there will survive unless it sustains and perhaps surpasses the current leadership's belligerence.