LA-based Caltex Records represents most mainstream Iranian music released since the 1950s. A 25-year-old Iranian immigrant founded it after the 1979 revolution.

Dive deep into the soul of Iran, where culture, history, and tradition merge into a timeless landscape. This documentary takes you through the literary and architectural splendors of Shiraz, a city ...

Fourteen years make for deep enough memory. But geopolitical events that recently gripped global attention revived milestone ...

Heatwaves, low rainfall and human actions threaten not only agriculture but also tourism and hydel power generation in ...

Arabic and Persian not only shaped the literary culture of thetime but also influenced the direction in which it developed.

Zaban-e-Urdu hai jiska naam, Woh Hindustan ki jaan hai.” The language called Urdu is the life of Hindustan. Prologue: A ...

This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at how Iran’s leadership is embracing patriotic themes and national identity in an ...

First is a novel by the Algerian novelist Yasmina Khadra, perhaps best known for his book The Swallows of Kabul. Except I’m ...

Two brothers have raised more than £680 to support children affected by conflict. Kian and Rory Henderson from Bradford organised a Persian poetry night on July 1 at the Millside Centre to launch ...

Two brothers have raised more than £680 to support children affected by conflict. Kian and Rory Henderson from Bradford ...

The story behind every music ensemble is always the music,” says Sina Fakhroddin. For Iranian-Kurdish composer and percussionist Fakhroddin, it’s also a place ...