The San Rafael celebration has been taking place in Marin for more than 40 years, produced by Maryam Kafaii. Her son, Hamid ...

Rooted in the Middle East and Central Asia, Nowruz is celebrated in countries that were once part of Iranian empires: including Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and the Caucasus region ...

Iran welcomes the Persian New Year this week, an ancient festival has become the stage for a current political contest. On ...

In Iran, Israeli and American strikes have killed more than 1,200 people. Middle Eastern artists in Nashville are channeling ...

For hundreds of thousands of Iranian Americans, the war strikes an emotional chord, with many fearing for their loved ones and the future of a country they left behind. "I'm telling this story about ...

Subscribe to LA Public Press to get stories like this in your inbox every week. Caspian Coast Coffee creates a diasporic bridge between the Caspian Sea and LA as Iranian Americans grapple with ...

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 ...

Few places on earth so revere martyrdom as Iran. I came to that conclusion during a visit to the country in 2002, not long after the Sept. 11 attack on the United States. In my book, “Martyrs: ...

Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran has been condemned in the West as a repressive theocracy. But the history of this vast nation of more than 90 million people is long and complicated. In ...

Despite borders, languages, and distance, something extraordinary connects Iranians: memory, culture, and a shared love for a homeland that exists not only on a map, but in the soul.

Founded by four Iranian friends, raisin-based aragh brand SAG has taken a historic and banned Iranian spirit to new heights ...