WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used a White House event to mark Persian New Year on Monday to pay tribute to Iranian women and girls who took to the streets of Iran to protest following the ...

Stepnoe (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) – Alyona and a dozen women are dancing in a small sunny garden, to applause from their fellow inmates in Kyrgyzstan's only female penal colony. In prison for homicide, drug ...

It's a holiday that involves jumping over fire, handing out money, and a feast that puts Thanksgiving to shame, but there's a good chance you've never heard of it. More than 500,000 Iranian Americans ...

This weekend marks the start of the spring season — and with it the start of Nowruz, the Persian new year. Nowruz is a festive 13-day celebration, a time to turn the page on the previous year and look ...

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Honoring ancient Persian tradition, local families greet spring with feasting and togetherness They call it Nowruz, or New Day. The ancient Persian festival, which honors the first day of spring and ...

Every year Iranians around the world celebrate Nowruz. The Persian new year is a two-week festival that marks the start of spring. Every year, Iranians around the world celebrate Nowruz. The Persian ...

Spring is nearly here. Have you seen those vibrant street banners around town? Farhang Foundation is bringing the Nowruz Festival, a free daylong community celebration of the Persian New Year, back to ...

Spring is nearly here. Have you seen those vibrant street banners around town? Farhang Foundation is bringing the Nowruz Festival, a free daylong community celebration of the Persian New Year, back to ...