Iran

In a series striking paintings, the artist brings her heroes to life and reflects on the freedoms she enjoys in the UK after fleeing the revolution.

Founded by two self-taught sisters, LVMH Prize-shortlisted Vaqar is dispelling conservative perceptions of what Iranian fashion looks like. 

Iranian artist AliA photographs Tehran’s underground scene with urgent protest.

Sarah Pannell's debut book 'Tabriz to Shiraz' challenges preconceived notions of life in Iran.

Her powerful new video urges women to demand the respect they deserve.

This isn’t the first time someone’s been punished for dancing in the nation.

Iran may have lost 1-0 to Spain, but they made a small win for gender equality.

Dorood bar shoma! The 24-year-old NEWGEN ones-to-watch recipient used her on-schedule debut to celebrate Iranian New Year and showcase the beauty of her heritage.

After being exiled, Mahdyar Aghajani, a key player in Iran’s hip-hop scene, moved to Paris to complete his dark and dystopian debut album.

London-based, Iran-born electronic producer Ash Koosha is one of the artists playing a SXSW showcase of music from Donald Trump’s seven banned countries next week. He talks to i-D about being a kid in the Iran-Iraq War, how art fosters empathy, and his...

Appreciating the Persian culture woven into Western wardrobes is more important now than ever.

Before the Islamic Revolution in the 1979, Iran was a musical hotbed that mixed east and west. Now a new generation of young electronic producers is rising up and carrying the torch.