Federal Way community members shared poems and ate traditional treats of pomegranates and homemade cookies at a celebration of Persian holiday Yalda Night, or Shab-e Yalda (or Chela, depending on the ...

Persian has a rich history of more than 2,500 years and is still widely spoken today. It is used in Iran, Afghanistan (as ...

An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community. The ...

Language is one of the most resilient components of culture. Though many languages have disappeared over the course of ...

New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has drawn praise from Pashtuns around the world after prominently honoring the ...

Mourners gathered today in Bangladesh at the funeral for the country's first female prime minister. Khaleda Zia died Tuesday at the age of 80. NPR's Diaa Hadid reports. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: ...

Bringing with them the languages of their homelands, immigrants newly arrived by ship at Ellis Island await official processing and approval to reach their destination—New York City, already in sight.

After deadly cross-border military clashes, the Pakistani and Afghan governments have locked their populations in a trade war threatening the livelihoods of millions. After deadly cross-border ...

The suspect was arrested a day before National Guard members were shot in DC. Homeland Security said investigators arrested an Afghan national who allegedly made a social media post about "building a ...