Aryana Sayeed’s career exemplifies how music can be powerful. In her 16-year career, the Afghan pop sensation has used her ...

"Give it up, or there will be consequences," said White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, speaking about Iran's ...

A Soviet-era Central Asian pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean brass bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.

If you’re wondering about the title, 'Azizam' is a Persian term of endearment that translates to "my dear," which hints that ...

BBC News Persian TV is celebrating this year’s Nowruz… Nowruz is the festival of the spring equinox, marking the beginning of ...

The BBC Persian’s Nowruz show will delight viewers with Shohreh Aghdashloo’s reading from the classical poet Hafez – an ...

Persian New Year is celebrated in many countries across the world. Here’s everything you need to know, including what to cook ...

Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online ... for him drinking and having alcoholic drinks, not his music. The lashes were “fully carried out in Branch 4 of ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a ... and having alcoholic drinks, not his music. The lashes were “fully carried out in Branch ...