Iran is a deeply misunderstood country. Frequently, we in the United States are bombarded with news about its repressive and extremist government — but rarely do we actually engage with the country’s ...

LOWELL — Iranian writer, activist and feminist scholar Fatemeh Shams has been named UMass Lowell’s 2024 Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies. Shams is a poet and essayist whose leadership in Iran’s Green ...

How poetry is used by Persian-speaking leaders to build legitimacy and shape the political narrative.

The recent death of William Weaver, the acclaimed translator of Italo Calvino, Umberto Eco, Primo Levi, and other modern Italian authors, spurred memories of the translation class he taught at ...

The late Bahram Beyzai, former Bita Daryabari Visiting Professor of Iranian Studies, left a lasting cultural legacy as an writer, director and playwright.

Reza Shah of Persia announced on March 21, 1935 that he was changing Persia's name to Iran. A modernizer, the Shah believed the name Persia was too out of fashion and oriental. Armenian ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Famed Iranian poet Simin Behbahani, who wrote of the joys of love, demanded equal rights for women and spoke out about the challenges facing those living in her homeland, died ...

Discover the world of Iranian cinema; films like 'A Separation' and 'Children of Heaven' thrive under censorship, low budgets ...

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters Life!) - Baggy jeans, baseball caps and 13th century Farsi poetry may not appear to be natural bedfellows, unless you are an Iranian rap artist. Sign up here. Iranian rappers ...