I'm throwing a Kurdish party in Central London on December 22nd—my very own celebration featuring DJ Krises, a stunning belly ...

Kurdish merchant Rashad Shalboosh reports a major shift from traditional Kurdish instruments like the Tanbur to Western ...

Eighteen, because in Hebrew numerology the value of chai – “life” – is 18. The point could hardly be more explicit: in the ...

There is also a direct human dimension. Jewish communities and Israeli citizens live in both Russia and Ukraine. Stable ...

In Eastern Kurdistan, Sardasht’s 11th Beyt and Heyran Festival concluded with 226 works from 20 provinces and contributions ...

For performance artist Livia Gazzolo, her heritage as a Kurdish American born in Evanston has shaped every aspect of her life ...

TEHRAN—A customary headscarf of Lor women called ‘Golvani’ is not just a piece of clothing. It is a combination of history, ...

Exactly one year ago today, a lightning offensive by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels ousted Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria. The deposed dictator fled to Moscow and HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa ...

Mohammad Marwan has been struggling to rebuild his life after being released from Syria’s Saydnaya prison a year ago.

Jafar Panahi was sentenced to a year in prison by the Iranian government, along with a two-year ban on leaving the country.

Ioannis Ikonomou, a Greek translator, is not the average polyglot who speaks four or five languages, he speaks 32 -- 16 of them fluently.

Young women in postrevolutionary Iran used audacious acts of public dance, particularly during the past decade, to resist ...