The Wonders of Isfahan and Iran’s Heritage: Interview with Dr. Sussan Babaie
By Tara Biglari
Islamic art, architecture and manifestations of power are themes that Dr. Sussan Babaie has spent a lifetime exploring. Author of numerous books and articles over the past few decades, Dr. Babaie is...
UNESCO Inscribes Iranian City of Yazd on World Heritage List
The ancient city of Yazd just became the 22nd site in Iran to be inscribed by UNESCO on its World Heritage List. In announcements earlier this month, the U.N. organization ranked Yazd and a...
Iran’s Lut Desert: Now On UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Question: which geographical area has become the first Iranian site to be inscribed on UNESCO's natural heritage list?
Answer: The Lut desert, or Dasht-e-Lut. Located in the southeast of the country, this is the 27th...
COMMENTARY: How Christmas, Mithraism and Yalda Night Are Closely Linked
By Fereydoun Vahman
A large percentage of the world population is celebrating Christmas and the New Year. Although the birth of Jesus and the start of the Christian New Year are a week apart, the...
Iranians Celebrate Nowruz, Mark the Start of the Year 1401 With Worldwide Festivities
By Nazanine Nouri
More than 300 million people around the world are celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in festivities, gatherings and celebrations all over the world this month. Nowruz celebrates the return of spring...
Project to Digitally Reassemble Shahnameh Is Launching in London in October
By Kayhan Life Staff
A global project to digitally reassemble the complete Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp – the priceless 16th-century Persian manuscript which was dismembered in the 1960s -- is due to be publicly launched...
Cyrus the Great Day Is Celebrated at London’s Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Lauderdale Road Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in the west London neighborhood of Maida Vale held a ceremony on Oct. 29 to mark Cyrus the Great Day, the founder of the...
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.
Louvre Museum Stages Exhibition in Tehran
The Louvre Museum has just opened the first large-scale exhibition organized by a major Western museum in Iran. Held at the National Museum of Iran, “The Louvre in Tehran” traces the creation of the...
Iran’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Chogha Zanbil
Earlier this month, the ancient city of Yazd became the 22nd site in Iran to be inscribed by UNESCO on its World Heritage List, which distinguishes places deemed "of outstanding value to humanity." To mark the event, Kayhan...
