Historic Shiraz Homes Are Wrecked in Shah Cheraq Mosque Expansion
Mehdi Hajati, a member of the Shiraz City Council, has posted video footage on his Twitter page showing the demolition of historic homes around the Shah Cheraq funerary monument and mosque (dating back to...
Iran’s Azadi Tower Damaged by Sound Waves From Nowruz Gun Salute
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Azadi Tower (formerly known as Shahyad Tower), one of Tehran’s iconic landmarks, has been damaged by sound waves and vibrations during a cannon (artillery) firing ceremony (8-gun salute) to mark...
Nowruz Events in the U.S.
By Fred Parvaneh
From coast to coast and in every major city in the US, Iranian-Americans celebrate the arrival of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, which coincides with the first day of Spring.
This year’s...
Iranians Worldwide Celebrate Bonfire Night, or Chaharshanbe Suri
At sunset on Tuesday, millions of Iranians around the world will light bonfires and jump over them as they celebrate Chaharshanbe Suri: the prelude to Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
LA Celebrates Nowruz, The Persian New Year, in Style
By Fred Parvaneh
Nowruz (meaning 'new day' in Persian) is an ancient celebration rooted in Zoroastrianism that marks the beginning of the New Year. Nowruz coincides with the vernal equinox, meaning the first day of...
Iranian Performers, Personalities Come Together in Global Yalda Celebration
Star Iranian musicians and leading personalities from Europe and the U.S. came together on Dec. 20th to ring in the winter solstice’s arrival and celebrate the ancient Persian festival of Yalda.
The program, presented online...
Ready for Nowruz: 300 Million People Celebrate Persian New Year Worldwide
This week marks the start of the New Year for more than 300 million people around the world -- foremost among them the people of Iran, for whom it is the most important festive...
Iranians Celebrate Nowruz Amid Bombings; Mourn Victims of Crackdown
By Kayhan Life Staff
Tens of millions of Iranians living inside and outside the country are celebrating the Persian New Year (Nowruz) this weekend, ushering in year 1405 of the Persian calendar. Yet the festivities...
Yalda, Hanukkah, Christmas, Iran and Europe — in Conversation with Amir Taheri
By Nazenin Ansari
As 2019 comes to a close, Amir Taheri, Chairman of Gatestone Europe and former editor-in-chief of Kayhan, explains the significance of the ancient Persian Yalda celebration as well as Christmas, and Hanukkah...
Iran’s ‘Qanat’ Irrigation Tunnels Become UNESCO World Heritage Sites
UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has recently inscribed 11 Iranian treasures on its list of World Heritage sites. They're neither mosques, nor monuments, nor majestic royal palaces: they are qanats, those ancient irrigation tunnels that...
