VOA — As protests in Iran over the death of a young woman in police custody spread to about 80 cities, authorities have responded by arresting protesters and journalists, many of them... Read more »

Immediately after British American writer Salman Rushdie was stabbed in New York on August 12, a decades-old fatwa given by the founder of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, became the buzzword... Read more »

VOA — Growing up in mid-sized Virginia Beach, Virginia, Andrew Waldholtz wanted to live in a big city, so he moved to the District of Columbia for college. After four years in... Read more »

VOA — The world was sadder and more stressed out in 2021 than ever before, according to a recent Gallup poll, which found that four in 10 adults worldwide said they experienced... Read more »

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Tehran residents accustomed to seething at slow-moving traffic, sweltering in summer heat and suffocating in smog may be surprised to find a growing number of outdoor painters... Read more »

VOA — It all began 50 years ago, when a vigilant night watchman noticed a piece of tape on a door of the building where the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters was located... Read more »

VOA — On February 14, the Marand High Court in Iran’s northern province of East Azerbaijan ruled that a newborn boy could not be named “Türkay” — a word meaning “Turkish moon”... Read more »

When John Carlin started his job at the head of the U.S. National Archives back in June of 1995, he was shocked to learn that government emails were not being preserved. “They,... Read more »

ARLINGTON, VA – Opening January 29 and running through March 19, Le Caftan, Le Turban features new work by AAC resident artist Negar Ahkami. In her recent paintings, Ahkami depicts European film... Read more »