Iran News News Iran » Culture: Iran's Cafe Culture Faces Political And Economic Pressure
But Iran’s once-booming cafe culture, a fixture of urban social life particularly among young people, is being squeezed by a deepening economic crisis and renewed pressure from the authorities. Coffee ...
News Iran » Culture: Speaking of Iranian Civilization. What is Iran?
One must not think and speak of Iran as a nation state or Iranian culture as restricted only to the political boundaries of contemporary Iranian, Tajik, Kurdish, Afghan and Caucasian lands. The word ...
News Iran » Culture: Iranian-Americans want regime gone — aside from a few gun-running social media mavens
The Trump administration has been cracking down on a handful of Iranian residents who have ties to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and have even allegedly been involved in gun-running ...
News Iran » Culture: Expert Explains | Historical arc of Iran-India ties, their significance in a changing West Asia
At a time of major shifts in West Asia, the challenge for India is to engage all major regional actors. When it comes to Iran, the two countries share ties that stretch back centuries, and this link ...
News Iran » Culture: Marjane Satrapi, the woman who helped the world understand Iran
Oscar-nominated novelist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi at the Rome International Film Festival in November 2012. Tiziana Fabi/AFP Marjane Satrapi achieved something rare: she made Iran understandable.
News Iran » Culture: NYC’s Iranian community concerned as US-Iran tensions escalate
The latest escalation between the U.S. and Iran is being felt in New York City as the local Iranian community grapples with uncertainty and hope for peace. The U.S. launched new strikes in Iran on ...
News Iran » Culture: Iranians in L.A. await team's World Cup games with complicated emotions
Despite months of war and uncertainty, Iran is still scheduled to play three World Cup matches here in the U.S. Two of those games will be right here in Los Angeles, which is home to a huge number of ...