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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For Iranian-Americans and for others from the Middle East, Central and South Asia, the first day of Spring is also Norouz, the beginning of a New... Ringing In Norouz, A Time For Family And Good Eats ...

Following weeks of escalating protests in Iran and thousands reported dead, the Iranian Students’ Cultural Organization, or ISCO, canceled its annual Norouz Show for the first time in more than 30 ...

Spring has sprung at Asia Society! Norouz is the biggest festival of the Persian New Year and marks the beginning of spring. Join us as we celebrate this symbolic time of year with egg decorating, ...

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 ...