Across much of the non-Arab Muslim world, people are celebrating Norouz, the festival that marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of the new year. The pre-Islamic holiday with roots in the ...

The word Norouz itself literally means "new day" in the Persian language and the festivity marks the beginning of the solar year as well as the New Year on the Iranian national calendars as well as ...

Some religious leaders in Afghanistan and Tajikistan have said that Norouz celebrations should be banned as an "un-Islamic tradition." (Watch RFE/RL's Norouz coverage here.) Norouz has been celebrated ...

Norouz is a national festivity, and an invaluable heritage of the ancestors of Iranians, highly revered by the public. The New Year’s Day, on March 21, is the first day of solar calendar year. It is ...

Norouz, the Persian New Year, marks the beginning of spring. Discover the spirit of Norouz with traditional music, dance and crafts from Central Asia and Iran. The J-Hoon Musical Ensemble, a Kurdish ...

Celebrate Norouz and the start of spring with a fun interactive program to celebrate the Persian New Year. Note: Necessary materials for workshops are listed below. An introduction to Norouz and the ...

It's the first day of spring, and for most people, that means, longer days outside, getting out the garden tools, and the beginning of barbecue season. But for Iranian-Americans and for others from ...

In what has become a Norouz tradition, Azerbaijan's president participated in an egg-breaking competition with two popular characters associated with the spring holiday. And this year, as in previous ...

Unfortunately, the accidents left more than 813 fatalities and about 21,000 injuries. According to police, these 813 people are those who were killed at the scene of the accidents. The Forensic ...