Persian New Year

Obama Directs Nowruz Video At Iranian People, Decries 'Electronic Curtain'

Nico Pitney | Posted 03.20.2012

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A four-minute video message from President Obama directed at the people of Iran was released by the White House on Tuesday. "There is no reason for...

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Persian New Year 2012: Artist Breathes New Life Into Nowruz

Aria Fani | Posted 05.20.2012

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Niloufar Talebi's The Persian Rite of Spring makes an entire culture, in which poetry is one of the most important and prized art forms, intelligible to all audiences, pulling together the pieces of a puzzle for both Iranian and non-Iranian audiences.

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The War on Iranian New Year

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.19.2012

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If you understood Nowruz, you would understand the people of Iran. And you would understand what the economic sanctions, covert operations, and the words -- yes, the words -- of war are doing to a people on the brink of renewal.

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Iranians on Madison Avenue: Culture as Hope in the Absence of Politics

Kia Makarechi | Posted 06.11.2011

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The hope is that not just political involvement, but also kabob, music, poetry and dance can forge a new unity, one that's less fragmented but no less diverse.

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Tin Pan Alley Comes to Los Angeles Sunday to Kick Off Vocal Music Series

Anthea Raymond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Los Angeles, of course, is known for its cultural diversity. And for decades, the city's live music programmers have worked hard to capture that at v...

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Iran Protest: Tehran Police On Alert For Festival Demonstrations

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian riot police and militiamen fanned out around Tehran on Tuesday in a major show of force during a national festival that a...

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Nowrouz Sees Binge Of Drinking, Drugging In Iran Despite Nationwide Ban

BBC | Faraj Balafkan | Posted 05.25.2011

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During the month building up to Nowrouz police statistics show that on average more than 25,000 cans of alcoholic drinks and some 135,000 litres of ho...

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Spring Holidays Around The World (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011

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For many, the coming of spring marks the coming of the holiday season. Around the world people of many religions, cultures and nations gather this se...

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Iranian Snub? Not Quite

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 05.25.2011

There is a very important reason for Iran's reluctance to change its tone overnight. It is due to a political trend I call the "cult of anti-Americanism."

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Nowruz: A Holiday Rich in Culinary Symbolism

Megan Baaske | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today marks the start of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Observed throughout parts of the Middle East and Asia, the thirteen-day celebration is particul...

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