TEHRAN - Iranian authorities and heritage experts are racing to contain what they describe as a structural threat to parts of the UNESCO-registered Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, also known as the Atiq ...

People stroll in Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Isfahan, Iran, last September. (Mustafa Noori / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) While military strategists scramble to ...

The Basij were deployed as cannon fodder in human-wave attacks during the Iran-Iraq War. Since then, they have been used as ...

Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the site is known for the Royal ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Handwritten notes accompanying ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06.

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- A mosque and a police station were set on fire in Iran as nationwide protests over economic hardship turned increasingly violent, with state media reporting that more than 100 ...

While military strategists scramble to learn the damage done by U.S. bombs and missiles in Iran, many scholars and Iranian Americans are wondering what this means for the people and architectural ...