Mr. Topalian utilizes almost two decades of extensive training in antique and semi-antique Persian, Caucasian, Chinese, and European rugs and carpets in his family's antique Oriental rug business.

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 brought seismic changes to Iran, not least for women ... as the men - they would sit in a separate area for prayer, away from the men." Jean Gaumy / Magnum Photos ...

As if we needed an excuse... Persian rugs may appear to be innocuous cultural artefacts – prized in apartments from Doha to Paris as signifiers of wealth and taste. They are also a foundation stone of ...

Peoples speaking languages of the Indo-Iranian subgroup of the Indo-European language family probably entered Iran from the northeast early in the second millennium BCE. The indigenous inhabitants ...

The last time that Ayatollah Khamenei led the Friday Prayer in Tehran was in January 2020 after the martyrdom of Iranian commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani. R42340/P/S1192/CT18 Related news ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameini called for Muslim nations to unite against Israel. But what are the people of Iran ...

Munich, Germany — The sound of Muslim prayer drifts out from the old pub onto the street, as men and women inside kneel on rugs laid down ... Turkish or Persian, and where liberal European ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led Friday Prayer for the first time in years, delivering a sermon during a memorial service in Tehran ...

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As the anniversary of the October 7 pogrom approaches, the true nature of the Iranian state is on display for all to see. Leading Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time since 2020, Ayatollah Ali ...

On April 30, 1980, six Arab gunmen, claiming to fight for the political rights of ethnic Arabs in Persian-majority Iran, shot their way into the Iranian Embassy in London, taking hostage 13 ...

The Shin Bet unveiled an Iranian assassination plot targeting PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister ...