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...
Nowruz Events in Europe
By Tara Biglari
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, marks the first day of spring and is an Iranian word that translates as "New Day." The holiday is celebrated by Iranians across the globe with week-long...
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...
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...
U.S. Top Court Forbids Seizure of Ancient Persian Artefacts
By Andrew Chung
WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Americans injured in a 1997 suicide bombing in Jerusalem cannot seize ancient Persian artefacts from a Chicago museum to satisfy a...
The Golestan Palace: An Outstanding Example of Qajar Architecture
The Golestan Palace or Kakh-e Golestan is one of the oldest historic monuments in Tehran. It was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2013. For UNESCO, “it is a masterpiece of the Qajar...
Protesters at Iran’s World Heritage Sites Demand Unpaid Salaries
On January 28, workers at the Chogha Zanbil-Haft Tapeh World Heritage site — an ancient Elamite complex founded in 1,200 B.C. in the southwestern province of Khuzestan — staged a protest against four months...
Iran’s Handicrafts, Carpet Trade Face Economic Challenges
By Parastou Mir
The term ‘handicraft’ refers to decorative and functional objects that are made completely by hand or with simple tools. Most of these are crafted using natural or indigenous materials.
Yet in present-day Iran...
“Fascination with Persepolis” Exhibition Opens in The Netherlands
"Fascination with Persepolis" is the title of a just-opened exhibition at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) in The Netherlands. It's about European travellers, photographers, and archaeologists who visited the ruins...
U.S. Top Court Wary Over Allowing Seizure of Ancient Persian Artifacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Monday over whether ancient Persian artifacts held in a Chicago museum can be seized to pay for a $71 million court judgment against Iran...
