This talk examines the social history of oriental carpets, particularly the production and circulation of carpets by Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and beyond. It discusses the central role of mass ...

Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...

An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...

Ahead of Nowruz I was struck with a desire to cook with my mom — something we hadn't done before. Here's what I learned making reshteh polo with her.

This week's Farda Briefing looks at why Iran continues to reject direct talks with the Donald Trump administration while ...

SMU professor writes that the best policy choice for the Trump administration and Iran is to empower the Iranian people while ...

Now in its 22nd year, ColourNext 2025 is more than just a colour forecast—it’s a reflection of how we connect with our ...

Iranian police commanders have, meanwhile, asked for help from Interpol and they have adopted security measures to foil any possible plan for smuggling the stolen rug out of the country.

Hidden behind imposing brick walls in the heart of Tehran, a renovated industrial cellar where decades ago Iranian beer was made has been transformed into a hub for contemporary art. The ambitious ...

The Iranian film “My Favourite Cake” is a seemingly harmless tale of two elderly people finding intimacy and affection after the loss of their respective partners. But this week the directors Behtash ...

Learning this made me centre myself and understand my hatred as shame and my shame as a product of something even more utterly gross.

In a Commons statement on Tuesday, he said evidence of the Iranian regime’s direct action against UK targets has “substantially increased” in recent years, including of media organisations ...