Amir Nojan is a world-renowned setar player whose San Jose apartment doubles as a museum showcasing rare Iranian instruments.

Persian New Year, also known as Nowruz, starts on the vernal equinox — this year Thursday, March 20 — and is commonly celebrated for 13 days thereafter. The nonreligious holiday, focused on the ...

Even before the post-2022 crackdown on artists who dare to express support for democracy and human rights, freedom of expression had long been brutally suppressed in Iran. "My friends and I have ...

Two contrasting works boldly set the stage for the Middle East Institute Art Gallery’s “Maximal Miniatures,” a showcase of contemporary Iranian artists inspired by Persian miniature painting.

"My friends and I have experienced years of imprisonment for our art," Iranian composer Mehdi Rajabian told DW. This included about three years in jail and three months of solitary confinement.

The international community should recognise Iranian artists as human rights defenders on a par with activists, lawyers and journalists opposing the regime. That is the recommendation of a new ...

Even before the post-2022 crackdown on artists who dare to express support for democracy and human rights, freedom of expression had long been brutally suppressed in Iran. "My friends and I have ...