“Epiphany of Queen Esther” by Los Angeles-based artist Shahin Dardashti (shahinart.com). This time of year, many non-Persian Jewish friends remind me that as an Iranian Jew, “my holiday ...

Caravanserais were roadside inns, providing shelter, food and water for caravans ... shows the stability and importance of the caravanserais in Iranian history. The Persian Caravanserai bears ...

Nowruz has been celebrated in Iran and the Persian diaspora for more than 3,000 years. Its roots are as a feast day in Zoroastrianism, a religion practiced in ancient Persia that viewed the ...

MR. HUART'S book on ancient Persia contains a very good account of the cultural history of old Iran. A vivid picture of the country, and an account of the scripts in which Persian texts have been ...

An Iranian woman jumps over a bonfire celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran ...

In the soft glow of the lights, ancient artifacts from Iran are displayed in a deep blue exhibition hall, each piece whispering tales of the distant and illustrious Persian civilization.