Discover common English words that actually came from Farsi, including pajamas, checkmate, paradise, and more, plus the ...

Senior British policing officials say technology and online platforms are increasingly being exploited for threats to the ...

Ever wondered why one Queens block sounds completely different from the next (or why you can hear half a dozen languages on a single subway ride)? This new map by NYC officials will then consume an ...

Some writers describe the world as it is. Shahrnush Parsipur spent her life imagining how it might be different.

I left Iran for Canada in 2008 because I was a vocal critic of the regime and had come to fear for my safety. As a journalist ...

The antisemitism watchdog tested ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok and found Persian responses hedged or missed antisemitic ...

Imagine a society where music is forbidden. A society where listening to music is an offense punishable by imprisonment and lashings. Accessing music is only possible through illegal means. Sharing ...

Shahrnush Parsipur, the Iranian novelist whose work transformed the female experience, history and magical realism into acts ...

On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free ...

The deal called for Iran to “make arrangements” for the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has interpreted ...

Earlier this year, crypto sleuths found an alarming series of transactions tied to two digital wallets controlled by the Central Bank of Iran. CoinEx, an 8-year-old exchange founded by a Chinese ...

Occult-scientific manuals for rulers were common in early modern Persia (1500-1800). Oil portrait of Nadir Shah of Persia (1732-1747). Credit: Public Domain The early modern Persian world produced a ...