Throughout the arid regions of Iran, agricultural and permanent settlements ... water reservoirs and watermills. The traditional communal management system still in place allows equitable and ...

With the countdown to Nowruz underway, Iran is buzzing with preparations for one of the most significant and cherished ...

The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over. But for the weavers trying to sell their rugs under its ancient arches ...

The Radif of Iranian music is the traditional repertoire of the classical music of Iran that forms the essence of Persian musical culture. More than 250 melodic units, called ''gushe,'' are arranged ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iran’s intelligence service has summoned dozens of people and instructed them not to wear traditional Kurdish clothing during Newroz celebrations later this month ...

believed that they’d eventually return to Iran once political unrest settled, and established insular communities that spoke a shared language (Farsi) and ate more traditional foods. Throughout ...