NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with cookbook author and chef, Najmieh Batmanglij about the central Asian winter solstice celebrations known as Yalda night.
Almost without trying, Snoh Aalegra has an unforgettable presence. Strolling into NPR’s music department on the day of her Tiny Desk Concert debut, the striking Iranian-Swedish singer
Brett McGurk, a former U.S. envoy to the coalition fighting ISIS, says there’s good reason to worry about a near-term confrontation with Iran — and
China is the world’s largest importer of oil. It buys a lot of crude oil from Saudi Arabia and is investing heavily in Iran. So
Lawmakers in Washington are demanding briefings on what the Trump administration has called threatening actions from Iran, though evidence appears scant. Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson
The Arabic word habibi means “my love,” an apt descriptor for Rahill Jamalifard’s feelings about her Iranian upbringing and the music she creates. Jamalifard is the frontwoman
Masih Alinejad discusses her campaign against a law requiring that Iranian women and girls to cover their heads and necks with a hijab. Her new
If the U.S. pulls out of the Iran nuclear deal, how will the European countries currently doing business with Iran respond? NPR’s Michel Martin asks
Iranian-American Baquer Namazi, held in an Iranian prison for nearly two years, was released for four days due to poor health. His son, Babak, talks
In 1958, professor Ehsan Yarshater began teaching at Columbia University in New York. He was part of a generation of Iranian academics who sought training
Switzerland has decided to make a ban on nuclear power plants permanent. The country’s cabinet has called for a gradual decommissioning of its five nuclear
Israel will deploy tanks equipped with a new defense system along the Gaza border after Palestinian militants for the first time used a sophisticated, tank-piercing
Israel’s prime minister said Monday that newly leaked U.S. diplomatic memos provide clear proof that the Arab world agrees with his country’s assessment that Iran
Despite the social and political restrictions in Iran, a number of musical artists have emerged in the Islamic republic, particularly in the metal and hip-hop
Airstrikes, Israel, and Iran Is Israel preparing right now to bomb Iran? We get a provocative report. For audio program, go to the link Writer
Reporter Jon Lee Anderson visited Iran, and spoke with members of the reform movement as well as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. His conclusion: Under intense pressure
Limbert says that while the White House has made persistent efforts to change the tone of America’s relationship with Iran, conflicts between the two nations
Every year, Jews from around the world migrate to Israel, a process known as aliyah, a Hebrew word meaning “ascent.” But for the Bnei Menashe
Riley came to the exhibit with his friend, a 50-year-old Iranian who calls herself Aryan H., because she also fears giving her last name. Aryan
It’s no secret Iran has gone through dramatic political turmoil since last year’s disputed presidential election. Less well-known is that Iran’s economy is in trouble.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of the June 12 presidential election. The results were disputed, however, by Ahmadinejad’s main rival, Mir Hossein
In January 2010, NPR will launch a year-long exploration of 50 great voices in recorded history. The series isn’t an attempt to catalog the so-called
It has been more than two years since the militant Palestinian group Hamas took over the Gaza Strip after a short but bloody war with
Iranian-American Marzieh Hashemi was born in New Orleans but moved to Iran a year ago and reports for Iran’s Press TV. As one of President
NPR’s Davar Iran Ardalan has received another e-mail from a contact in Iran — a student who attends Tehran University. It describes a desperate situation
