Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When R.A. met her friends during the internet shutdown that followed the protests in Tehran last month, they were all carrying ...

Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting ...

On Nov. 14, Hafez Nazeri will headline at Carnegie Hall. The young Iranian musician has been attracting attention for "Sounds of Peace," an East-meets-West program inspired by a progressive political ...

“The stage is my first homeland,” 75-year-old Iranian singer Googoosh tells Newsweek from her Los Angeles home, noting that her second is Iran. A child performer who became one of the defining voices ...

This post was updated Oct. 27 at 9:45 p.m. UCLA’s commitment to celebrating and preserving Iranian music continues to expand. On Sunday, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music held a celebratory opening ...

It has been three months since protests broke out in Iran against the country’s Islamic regime. This resistance movement was sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the government’s ...