Until April 2, a table in the corner of Sahar Saidian’s living room in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev will be set with “Haft-sin,” the careful arrangement of seven symbolic items ...

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This weekend, celebrations of Nowruz, a traditional New Year's holiday marked by Iranians, Kurds, Afghans and other ethnic groups, continues. It's been a somber occasion this year. Iran's government ...

Nowruz — the Iranian New Year — is one of the biggest holidays of the year for Iranians, and is usually celebrated with large parties and get-togethers. It’s an ancient holiday, with pre-Islamic roots ...

Atlanta is a long way from Iran. Far enough that most days, you can convince yourself the distance offers a kind of protection, that whatever is happening “over there” stays contained, separate from ...

NEW YORK (AP) — War is rippling through their ancestral land — and being waged with the country where they live. This week, Iranian Americans already trying to navigate a push-pull of worry and hope ...

As spring arrives, many communities around the world mark the arrival with the celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Observed for more than 3,000 years, Nowruz marks the first day of spring and ...

AKRE, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — For many people, the vernal equinox — which marked the beginning of spring Friday — is just another date on the calendar. But in Iran, it's celebrated as the Persian ...

Atlanta is a long way from Iran. Far enough that most days, you can convince yourself the distance offers a kind of protection, that whatever is happening “over there” stays contained, separate from ...