French director Mahsa Karampour about her and her brother, a former member of indie rock band The Yellow Dogs, follows the ...

Romantasy works because the love story and the danger cannot be separated. Pull one out, and the whole book collapses. Here ...

According to Greek mythology, Perseus was the ancestor of the Persians through descendants who went by the names Perses and Achaemenes.

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Blond, blue-eyed and athletic were features of the ideal "Aryan" according to Nazi ideology. People still associate the term with the Nazis, though its roots lie elsewhere.

From whispered conversations in homes to chants in the streets, two names have become symbols of hope for many Iranians: "Uncle Trump" — as he is fondly called by many in Iran and the diaspora — and ...

The geopolitical importance of Cyprus has been both a blessing and a curse, sparking centuries of conflict over control of ...

Polar bears aren't white, strawberries aren't berries and the Earth isn't round—we'll have you rethinking everything you ...

I’ve been speaking to Muslims across the country, many of whom are deserting Labour. They are as angry about potholes, traffic and litter as anyone else, says journalist and historian Taj Ali ...

When he was asked whether he also wanted to see the tomb of the Ptolemies, Octavian replied: ‘I came to see a king, not ...

If you have read the first three novellas (Isfahan, Shiraz, Fordo), you know the author as a master of psychological noir. He virtuoso-immersed us in the world of the Iranian atomic program, where ...