As the struggle for democracy and humane living conditions in Iran continues, irreparable cracks begin to appear in the once seemingly unbreakable and undisturbed panorama

Influential Tory MP and specialist on Libyan Affairs, Daniel Kawczynski, has suggested the Libyan people should be allowed to hold a referendum on whether they

CORRECTION: It has been confirmed to me that the women in question in the photo is not the little Princess’ Mother “Raha Didevar” but rather

Shah of Iran and other major world leaders attend State Funeral of the 34th US President (1969). Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28,

Narrated by the Crown Prince of Libya, Mohammed el Senussi, this short documentary film covers some of the key events in Libyan history between the

“Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first deprives of their senses.” Euripides Yemen’s Defense Ministry said Friday that the U.S.-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki

For Historian Niall Ferguson the decisive breakthroughs in the Cold War occurred inseemingly unrelated fields — nuclear arms control and human rights. The decisive breakthroughs

Anders Behring Breivik demanded that Norway’s government resign and King Harald V abdicate before he would reveal more about his confessed bombing and shooting spree

‘CIRCUMSTANCE’ SLATED FOR LATE SUMMER RELEASE A groundbreaking, sensual film about youth in search of freedom in Iran   Los Angeles, CA, July 21, 2011

Today, the mind-numbing disease of political correctness has so infected the American military leadership that it is a threat in itself. The political correctness mentality

From 10th-century epics to 21st-century graphic novels, the author picks the books that best illuminate a country too little known in the west. Kamin Mohammadi

It’s Islam, stupid… It is often claimed that Islam means “Peace”. The word “Islam” however, to those who understand even a modicum of Arabic, transliterates

The last prime minister under the Shah of Iran, Shahpour Bakhtiar, in Persian poetry tenor eloquently said, “Iran Harghez Nakhahad Mord“ (Iran will never die).

Former US Secretary of State Warren Christopher has died of cancer aged 85. (See Related BBC News Here) Mr Christopher will be remembered for helping

Britain’s Prince Andrew is facing growing calls toquit as the UK’s unpaid trade ambassador over his ties with a convicted US sex offender and his

In a televised interview broadcast just a few days ago, University of Michigan History Professor Juan Cole described the Tunisian uprising as not only “the

Rana Foroohar who has been recently appointed as a new Assistant Managing Editor of Time used to work as the Deputy Editor in charge of

Tens ofthousands of Belgians have staged a march to call for national unity and demanda government after seven months of political impasse. ( See BBC Report

My parents, Monda and Enrico, are immigrants. My mother left Iran when she was 21 yearsold on Jan 1st, 1978 to attend college in Florida

I just discovered that a short article I wrote eleven years ago about Yalda and the Persian origins of Christmas has widely found its way

“Our homeland can betray us, it can become unlivable, but it remains the place where we belong. Perhaps Iran’s greatest tragedy is that it has

Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia advocates a constitutional monarchy in Serbia and sees himself as the rightful king. He believes that monarchy could give Serbia

Nowruz/Norouz is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and an official U.S. Holiday. Learn about it, practice it, and gift its story to friends,

New York Times: The United Nations Educational and Scientific Organization decided on Tuesday to pull the plug on another embarrassment to its reputation, dissociating itself