Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani @AdrienneMahsa

Last month, those who visited Mohsen Gallery in Tehran got a chance to view art from neighboring countries with less than ideal relations with Iran. From April...

The recent New York Times profile of President Obama’s Deputy National Security Adviser, Ben Rhodes, has gained much attention in recent days for its...

In his latest video, YouTube a capella star Alaa Wardi sings some of the most famous Arabic songs from the early 20th century until now. The six-minute video...

Last Wednesday, April 20, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Iran in a case involving the families of victims of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, as well...

The Washington Post's conservative columnist, Jennifer Rubin, recently declared that Republicans might actually like Hillary Clinton's policies towards Iran....

On Sunday, April 10, a ceasefire took effect in Yemen, temporarily pausing a deadly conflict that has plagued the country for the past year - one the United...

In a new letter, twenty-six human rights activists from the Middle East and North Africa have asked U.S. President Barack Obama to pay greater attention to...

Hours after a horrific attack in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday, which killed seventy people and wounded over 300 others, every U.S. presidential...

Christianity in Iraq has a long and often forgotten history. It arrived to the land known today as Iraq shortly after the first century. For some time, the...

Tuesday night, March 15, many people around the world will be jumping over fire. Chaharshanbe Soori -- which is loosely translated as "Wednesday Fire,"...

Dublin's annual Silk Road Film Festival is returning this week to highlight the film, cultures, and people of the historic trade route. From March 10-14,...

Last week, President Barack Obama signed into law a trade enforcement act that prohibits the importation of goods produced by slave labor. While certainly...

An Egyptian court sentenced four-year-old Ahmed Mansour Karni to life in prison last week for various crimes, including four counts of murder and eight...

In the last few centuries, the Iranian bazaar has been the heart of many things in the country -- from trade to revolutions. A strike in a bazaar is perhaps...

So-called feminist trail-blazer, Gloria Steinem, received substantial criticism after describing women who support U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders...

On Friday, January 29, Coldplay and Beyonce released a video for their song, Hymn for the Weekend. Since then, it has sparked a series of debates about...

Iran unveiled plans to purchase more than 160 European planes on Sunday, January 24, at its first major business gathering in Tehran after the removal of...

I have written this piece at least thirty-seven times already. Thirty-seven, like the number of years Iran has been subject to sanctions. But nothing I write,...

Recently, two Iranians decided to raise awareness about the dangers of air pollution in Iran and the urgent need to tackle the issue. According to the Iranian...

On Saturday, January 2, Saudi Arabia executed forty-seven men on terrorism charges, including prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Rather than...

Iranian photographer Marzieh Soleimani recently captured a Lor wedding for the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The photos are absolutely...

In the last month, "walls of kindness" have been popping up throughout Iran to help those in need. As temperatures drop, ordinary Iranians have installed...

A bill making significant changes to the U.S. visa waiver program is currently making its way through the U.S. Congress. H.R. 158-- which targets those...

On Sunday, December 6, Iranian Vice President, Massoumeh Ebtekar, and UN Resident Coordinator in Iran, Gary Lewis, attended a ceremony in Pardisan Park in...

Continued hate crimes against Muslims and bigoted comments from politicians in the West may seem to lend credence to the clash of civilizations theory first...

As racial tensions brew on many college campuses across the United States, the University of Minnesota (UMN) is receiving attention for a slightly different...

The attacks in Paris on Friday, November 13, which have so far killed over 130 people, have sparked many debates on various issues, from terrorism to refugee...

Last week, U.S. sanctions on Iran became a little easier to understand. On November 2, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) expanded its list of...

In a moment that has since gone viral, U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders linked two expressions of religious hate, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, at...

Iran has long had a drug problem thanks to its shared border with Pakistan and Afghanistan, the latter of which is the largest illicit opium producer in the...

With the start of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar, comes one of the most divisive holidays in Islam. Ashura, which is held on the tenth day...

With the Nobel Peace Prize awarded last week, many are noting- with no small hint of irony- that one Nobel Peace Prize winner has already bombed...

From October 3-5, Tehran's Azadi ("Freedom") Tower was lit with words of love, peace, and freedom thanks to a light installation, "Gate of Words" by German...

Majid Majidi's film “Muhammad: The Messenger of God” was announced as Iran's official submission for the 88th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film over...

With the Iranian nuclear agreement moving forward, many are wondering what the future holds. Reached in July 2015 between Iran and the P5+1, the historic...

Last week, the U.S. Congress failed to pass a resolution disapproving of the Iran deal, ensuring its implementation in the near future. Reached in July 2015...

French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, has weighed in on the refugee crisis by publishing two cartoons of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose...

Last week, the image of three-year old Aylan Kurdi, whose body had washed up on Turkey's shore, focused the world's attention on the severity of the refugee...

Supporters and opponents of the Iran deal are planning on facing off on Capitol Hill next week. Presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are...

Congress is currently in recess, but the Iran deal is still on the minds of many. In the last week, a number of U.S. Congressmen have come out in support of...

The harvesting of dates has once again begun. Across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia- where a majority of date production takes place- people...

According to recent reports, Iran is planning to restore Lake Urmia, in the country's northwest, by pumping in water from Armenia and Georgia. Iranian MP...

It is no secret that Hollywood often perpetuates stereotypes, especially of Muslims. In a recent article in GQ, Jon Ronson sits down with Muslim Americans...

In a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Iran deal, on July 23, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio declared that "The Iranian regime is being rewarded for...

Following the historic deal reached between Iran and the P5+1 last week, leaders of the six countries have been working hard on selling the deal at...

Iran and the P5+1 countries reached a historic agreement early Tuesday, which will pave the way for restrictions and oversight on Iran’s nuclear program in...

As Iran and the P5+1 continue negotiations, it remains unclear whether the two sides will reach an agreement by today's self-imposed deadline, a week's delay...

As Iran and the P5+1 reach today’s self-imposed deadline for negotiations, many Iranians around the world are holding their breath for the promise of...

This year, Muslims around the world will not be the only ones observing the Ramadan holiday. An increasing number of retail clothing companies are also joining...

The Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) held an “Iran Freedom Rally” last weekend in Paris, in which the group's leader, Maryam Rajavi, and a number of prominent U.S....

The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has been gaining traction with calls for divestment on U.S. university campuses, endorsements from...

According to the spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the Iranian government has still not received an apology from Saudi Arabia...

Muslims who stop shopping at Marks & Spencer, a major British multinational retailer, could be victims of radicalization, according to Scotland Yard...

As has been evident in recent interviews, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio has a lot to learn about the Middle East. Below are five issues that...

On May 6, Iran and India entered into a memorandum of understanding to develop the Chabahar port in southeastern Iran.  The memorandum was signed in Tehran by...

Salma Hayek’s production of the animated film The Prophet is bringing Middle Eastern poetry to Western audiences at last. The film is based on a...

British media is once again obsessing over the tirades of Anjem Choudary, a British Muslim social and political activist. Despite having no Islamic...

Instagram users in Iran continue to face difficulty accessing the social media application. The photo and video-sharing application owned by Facebook is now...

Following the April 2 announcement of an agreement between Iran and the P5+1 countries—the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and...

On the afternoon of April 3, Shabnam* received a message on her phone telling Iranians in every city to celebrate in the streets at 8 p.m. to thank Mohammad...

As Nowruz festivities around the world continue, the Islamic State (IS) has been attacking celebrations of the holiday. On March 20, two car bombs...

For the third year in a row, the Silk Road Film Festival has returned to Dublin to give audiences a chance to travel down the historical network of ancient...

While facing pressure from the international community to reduce investment in Iran’s energy sector, India has continued to expand its relationship with Iran...

A man in the Rajai-Shahr prison in the Iranian city of Karaj was forcibly blinded in his left eye on March 3. The punishment came after he was sentenced to...

Western media is once again in the throes of anti-Islamic sentiment, covering stories from Muslim-majority countries based on sweeping generalizations about a...