Nowruz

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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Aria Fani

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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Shirin Sadeghi

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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Baha'is Celebrate Festive Season Of Ayyam-i-Ha

Rothwell Polk | Posted 04.27.2012

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Rothwell Polk

The Festival of Ayyam-i-Ha is a time of fellowship within the Baha'i community and toward all of humanity. Baha'is have few rituals so creativity is the watchword in community celebrations.

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The Persian Conundrum

Maryam Zar | Posted 02.26.2012

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Maryam Zar

We are part of a growing community from Iran that have embraced unmistakably secular lives. Yet, we are labeled as Muslim, though we know little about the religion and celebrate no part of it.

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International Nowruz: Spring Equinox Celebrated At The United Nations

Grove Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Grove Harris

Festivities welcoming the first day of spring have been enjoyed for thousands of years; from an astronomical point of view, it's a universal celebration.

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New Years Around The World: When And How Religions Celebrate

Posted 05.25.2011

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As we get ready to ring in 2011, we at HuffPost Religion would like to highlight celebrations from some of the world's religious traditions. While th...

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Why Are Reps. Miller and Posey Refusing to Wish Iranians a Happy Norooz?

Trita Parsi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Trita Parsi

Two Florida Republican Congressmen chose to vote against a resolution wishing Iranians worldwide a happy new year. This was an odd choice, given that the resolution is in no way controversial.

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Pushing the Iranian Opposition Underground

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Melody Moezzi

No holiday is dearer to the hearts of the Iranian people than Nowruz. But this year, many of my friends in Tehran will not be taking vacations. Instead, they're planning to take to the streets yet again, in bold defiance of the warnings of the regime and the pleas of their parents.

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Iran's Latest Fatwa: A Fiery Fury

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shirin Sadeghi

Despite the Supreme Leader's outright ban of the fire festival with a fatwa, Norooz, a New Year's celebration with pre-Islamic roots, will prevail in Iran.

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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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Iran's New Year

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Melody Moezzi

Iranians are suckers for symbolism, and while Ashura is the holiest of Shi'a holidays, the Persian New Year, Nowruz, is the most sacred of Iranian holidays.

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Did President Obama's Outreach 'Embolden' Iran's Hardliners?

Matthew Duss | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew Duss

The steady takeover of key Iranian state institutions by the hardline faction that supports Ahmadinejad, and is favored by Khamenei, has been occurring for over a decade.

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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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Ali Larijani, Iranian Parliament Speaker, Slams Obama's Nowruz Greeting

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's Parliament, on Wednesday criticized the United States in harsher terms than any other leading Iranian figure has d...

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President Obama Offers Iran "A Promise of a New Day"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

Obama's promise of a new day in U.S.-Iranian relations must be given the opportunity to bear fruit free from outside intervention.

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Nowruz: A Holiday Rich in Culinary Symbolism

Megan Baaske | Posted 05.25.2011

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Megan Baaske

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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