An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Traditional Kurdish clothing shops in Iran’s western ... performed by mixed groups of men and women. On Friday, Hengaw Human Rights Organization, an Oslo-based human ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time ...

They “were warned to refrain from participating in any special Newroz ceremonies while wearing jamaneh and khaki clothing ... Kurdish folk dances known as halparke, performed by mixed groups of ...