In Iran, a wave of arrests and harassment of women singers has swept the music industry. Some artists have found some fame by releasing music on social media. Authorities are tracking them down, too.

Despite stark ideological differences, Iran’s Islamic regime and the Trumpist movement share similar tactics: wielding fear, ...

The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will host an in-person illustrated lecture by Dr. Houri ...

The title of Ed Sheeran’s new single ‘Azizam’ means ‘my love’ in the Persian language. The track and accompanying music video includes references to Persian culture and features famous Iranian pop ...

Iranian authorities have arrested four staff members of state TV, accusing them of insulting the first caliph of Sunni Muslims and close ally of the Prophet Muhammad, state TV reported ...

China jailed the highest number of writers in the world in 2024 as global clampdown on freedom of speech increased for the ...

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 50 people, many of them women and children, the territory’s Health ...