“Persian Cucumber” & Why they are Popular?

There are different types of cucumber such as Persian, Lemon, Kirby, Japanese, English and Armenian. Nowadays Persian cucumbers are being cultivated all over the world. Persian cucumbers’ shape is cylindrical and squat... Read more »

An Interview with Sepehr Haddad, Co-founder of Chart-Topping Band “Shahin & Sepehr,” Has Turned Novelist

Brian Appleton —  Sepehr Haddad was born in Washington DC in 1957. His family returned to Iran, where he completed his schooling in Bahar-e-No (Miss Mary) Elementary school, then to Iranzamin (Tehran... Read more »

The History of Afghanistan in the Pre-Islamic Era — Part 3: The Kushan Empire to the Rise of the Sassanians

Kaveh Farrokh (Ph.D.) (Langara College) —  To rule over ancient Afghanistan was to be the Kushans, an offshoot of the Yueh-Chi briefly discussed earlier. After their expulsion of he Sakas the Yeuh-Chi... Read more »

Dogs In Iran

The Persian Dogs Under a bill in Iran certain animals will be forbidden for the reason of protection: “Protection of public rights against dangerous and harmful animals,” prepared by hard-line conservative lawmakers... Read more »

The Beginnings and Traditions of Mehregan

There are many accounts as to the beginning of Mehregan.  A few, different versions are listed below: — Mehregan is a day of victory when Angels helped Fereydoon and Kaveh become victorious... Read more »

Iran: How we are uncovering the protests and crackdowns

BBC — These are some of the shocking incidents seen in videos shared by people inside Iran over the past day whose authenticity BBC journalists have been able to verify. Read more »

US Stands With ‘Brave Women of Iran,’ Biden, Top Aides Say

VOA — IRVINE, CALIFORNIA / WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that he was “stunned” by the mass protests in Iran, which has seen its biggest wave of demonstrations in years... Read more »

Who Is Leading the Crackdown on Iran’s Protests?

VOA — They show up at the first signs of protest in Iran — men in black, riding motorcycles, often wielding guns, or batons. They are members of what’s known as the... Read more »

Protests Galvanize Iranians Abroad in Hope, Worry and Unity

VOA — LONDON — As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched on the streets of Europe, North... Read more »

Iran Sees ‘Major’ Internet Disruption Amid Renewed Protests

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran suffered a “major disruption” in internet service Wednesday as calls for renewed protests again saw demonstrators on the streets weeks after the death of... Read more »