In northeastern Syria, a growing community of artists—dancers, musicians, filmmakers—fights to preserve the region’s diverse ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Ten Kurdish dance troupes are performing this week to rapt audiences in the western Iranian city of Mahabad’s third annual dance festival that celebrates Kurdish culture and ...

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

Hailey Gates weaves together some clever observations around Hollywood and the military in her debut Atropia, but can't land ...

Forged during the Syrian war, Rojava’s experiment in radical self-government offers a lens for examining how the left ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Honouring the resilience of the survivor in the actor abduction case, the 30th International Film ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The return of Syrian asylum-seekers and refugees from Europe should be “dignified” and “voluntary,” ...

The Iranian judiciary says two organisers of a marathon have been arrested for allowing women who were not wearing hijabs to ...

Zaghari-Ratcliffe's chosen work is a subtle statement around female solidarity, which evokes memories of her time in prison.

Director Jafar Panahi talks about his latest film It was Just an Accident and explains why despite being imprisoned, he won’t ...

The event also welcomed German Ambassador Dr. Philipp Ackermann, acknowledging Germany’s deep cinematic legacy and the strong ...