The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

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Written and directed by director Matthew Rankin, the comedy presents a Persian-language-inflected Canada, getting at timely ...

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Skylar Sorkin, a 27-year-old content creator and podcast host, recently sparked a viral conversation about beauty standards amid the growing prevalence of cosmetic enhancements among young women.

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With dreamlike imagery and bold patterns, contemporary Iranian artists have reinterpreted the Persian miniature tradition.

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The second Trump presidency has proven even more disruptive than its first iteration—and perhaps no other power is happier with the direction of Trump’s foreign policy than China, says the writer.

Winners and Losers Aspecter is haunting the Middle East. A little more than a quarter century after the Shah’s fall, ...