Iman Ebrahimi, the CEO and founder of AvayeBoom Bird Conservation Society, won a major conservation award for his efforts to protect birds in Iran.
With the arrival of spring, Chicago’s Iranians, Afghans, Kurds and Kyrgyz communities celebrate Nowruz with traditions that ...
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is celebrated with family and lots of food, including traditional dishes like sabzi polo ba mahi, which translates to "herbed rice with fish." The rice requires much time ...
Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry. Many ...
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.
To celebrate Nowruz, people light bonfires, set off fireworks and send wish lanterns floating off into the night sky.
Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...
It’s a sentimental holiday, and celebrates the rebirth of nature, as the spring vernix – the astronomical arrival of spring ...