April 28, 2011
Many migrate to the big cities in search of work. The trend is growing all the time and it's possible that within the next few decades there will be little left of these nomadic people. They are mainly known for producing beautiful handicrafts.
December 3, 2010
The leaders of Shia-majority Iran are growing impatient with the Sunni clergy in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
October 13, 2010
Iran's small Assyrian community traces its roots back to the mighty Assyrian empire that once dominated Mesopotamia, now Iraq.
October 7, 2010
In the high mountains of Iran’s Kurdish region, a festival is held to commemorate the wedding of a Zoroastrian priest more than a millennium ago.
August 30, 2010
World's oldest Christian nation retains strong separate identity in Islamic state.
August 29, 2010
The falling numbers at Armenian schools in Iran are one indication of the level of their emigration mostly to the US.
July 31, 2010
A rare glimpse into the lives and religious practices of the Mandaean community in Iran, followers of John the Baptist.
July 30, 2010
Followers of John the Baptist remain little-known in Iran, and miss out on rights enjoyed by other minority faiths.
June 30, 2010
These pictures show the Zoroastrians of Iran in the complex and colourful rituals that give meaning to life and death.
June 30, 2010
Emigration over years and centuries has left this ancient faith community much reduced.
