It is that time of the year when the earth’s axis is not tilted toward or away from the sun, this means almost equal amounts ...
An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...
NOWRUZ and Laylat ul-Qadr are among the most significant cultural and religious occasions in the Islamic world and Iran as ...
In a special ceremony celebrating Nowruz, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his intention to propose March 21 as “Spring and Brotherhood Day” to the Turkish Parliament. This suggestion ...
Nowruz is a rite dating back to the 6th century BCE, marking the ushering in of spring and the new year. Variously known as ...
The BBC Persian’s Nowruz show will delight viewers with Shohreh Aghdashloo’s reading from the classical poet Hafez – an ...
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, celebrates the first day of spring and the renewal of life, marking the beginning of the ...
Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time ...