Iranians from all walks of life are no strangers to protests or strikes over political, economic and other grievances.

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Googoosh was one of Iran’s most famous women, a child star who grew up to become a bona fide pop culture phenomenon. She released hit albums, starred in acclaimed films ...

In October 1971, approximately 2,500 years after Cyrus the Great founded the Persian Empire, the man who would become its final king laid a wreath at his tomb in Pasargadae. Before a large crowd of ...

Googoosh, Iran's legendary pop diva, was silenced after the 1979 Islamic revolution banned women singers from performing publicly. Her immense popularity rivaled Elvis's cult following.