The 75-year-old pop star is part of a generation of Iranians in the diaspora who are watching, with bated breath, as their ...

Jan 21, 2026 KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977. On today's mid-week hang, we hear Flea return to the ...

The Iranian government has exerted forceful control over its citizens since the Islamic Republic seized power nearly 50 years ago. The pop star Googoosh has firsthand experience of opposition to the ...

As protests continue across Iran, the regime has responded with lethal force and an internet blackout. German-Iranian artist ...

Her strength and unwavering commitment are the invisible threads woven into every beat Daijo produces. Her story is in ...

Rapper Meraj Tehrani escaped deadly protests, describing machine gun massacres and bodies left as warnings in Iran.

India, Jan. 16 -- Known for famous songs such as Talagh (Divorce), Mano Tou (Me and You), Makhloogh (Creature), and Hamsafar, Iranian legendary singer Googoosh has announced that she will go silent.

The Iranian-American actress started life as a refugee; she was in The Deuce before joining the Emmy-winning medical drama starring Noah Wyle.

The weekly food festival is back. Here's your guide to more than a dozen new vendors, from Persian pizzas to plant-based ...

From Sinners to One Battle After Another (both of which received over 10 nominations), the competition is intense. The ceremony airs on Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, giving you plenty of ...

My name has been invoked many times in public since the Adelaide Writers Week literary scandal broke. Rather than remain a ...

Even as President Donald Trump backed away from taking immediate military action against Iran, several leading foreign policy ...