LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Growing up, Arya Marvazy knew only of one person who came out as queer in his tight-knit Persian Jewish community. That person was ostracized by family members. He frequently ...

it may be established from the Persian form if appropriate (i.e., if there is evidence that the person writes primarily in Persian or if the book is about a Persian person). If the name only appears ...

In a post published on its official Persian-language account on X on Monday, the U.S. State Department emphasized its ...

In this new generation, I see a group of people with the Persian DNA, but the life experience of growing up in the United States. The women in particular impress me with their resiliency and the ...

Persian names, like any other Arabic alphabet names, are deeply influenced by the Arabic language. Yet, they often contain some non-Arabic elements such as affixes which differentiate them from Arabic ...

This revolt began when a man named Gaumata disguised himself as Cambyses' younger brother, Bardiya, who convinced the Persian people to let him rule following Cyrus' death. According to Darius ...