But as a visitor from another religion, I had the same giddy sense of discovery that I might have had if I’d slipped in undetected. The experience was new for me on two levels. I had neither been to a ...

The Passover Seder offers a ritualized retelling of how the Israelites were delivered from bondage in Egypt. Even today, more than 3,000 years later, it’s quite a story. There’s also quite a story ...

There are some weddings where the energy just bursts from the photos, and that’s what we found in Beeta Ansari and Ali Geramian’s gorgeous Persian wedding at the Fairmont Hotel. Pair that with their ...

Courtship: Az Afshari and Ali Ghasemi closed the place down. Living in Houston, the two met online and agreed to grab coffee and dessert. At the time, Az, a dentist, was in a training fellowship at a ...

When Shabnam Nowrouzi began planning her lavish wedding to Alex Spithas last year, she knew what her Iranian-immigrant parents expected. Colorful textiles, dancing and so much food that guests could ...

Reyna Simnegar, author of "Persian Food From The Non-Persian Bride." (Courtesy of Reyna Simnegar) Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish holiday marking the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, began ...

Raeva Malik and Shervin Mirshahi’s Indian-Persian wedding wasn’t just a one-day celebration, but rather a week-long affair filled with floral installments, henna tattoos, and even aerialist performers ...

When Tania Rooholamini, a Chandler-based Iranian entrepreneur and owner of Pary’s Daughter Event Planning, takes on a client, she spends time with them to get an idea of their vision (and budget).

Simnegar is a Venezuelan woman who fell in love and married a Persian man. Her husband loves his mother's authentic Persian cooking, so Reyna took a crash-course from her mother-in-law, learned how to ...

But as a visitor from another religion, I had the same giddy sense of discovery that I might have had if I’d slipped in undetected. The experience was new for me on two levels. I had neither been to a ...