The 2022 invasion came as a shock to many of Russia’s neighbors in eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia, confirming their fears that Russia remained a threat to the sovereignty and ...

Throughout history, bodies of water, mountains, ships, military installations were renamed in line with political and ...

Introduction “Why am I being forced to choose between my faith and my education?”. These were the words of a 16-year-old ...

For nearly five decades, a prominent segment of left-leaning intellectuals who speak for social justice and cultural rights of the marginalized have been waging a war against the ideal of secular ...

Ancient Iranians hosted epic feasts with wild boars that had been hunted and transported from distant regions. These animals weren’t just dinner—they were symbolic gifts. Tooth enamel analysis ...

Eddington' - Get ready to be polarised Imperfect and overlong, Ari Aster's fourth feature ends up as a neat snapshot of the ...

Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous wonderland in Central Asia, captivates with its untouched natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, ...

Zipperstein, a professor at UCLA, is a scholar of the legal history of Israel-Palestine. He teaches at UCLA in the Department of Public Policy, the Global Studies Inter-departmental Program within the ...

Fatemeh Ahi, a painter and creator of the artwork “Flowers and National Symbols of the World,” says: “This painting is a ...

The Persian empire, once home to powerful civilizations – Elamites, Kassites, Mannaeans, Gutians – Iran is considered one of ...

Magnets and shot glasses serve as fun holiday souvenirs, but certain foods synonymous with a country's identity can make for extra meaningful gifts ...

Walter Zev Feldman’s “From the Bronx to the Bosphorus: Klezmer and Other Displaced Musics of New York” is part ...