When Sadegh Nojouki fled Tehran for California in the wake of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he assumed he’d be back home before long. At 29, he’d already established himself as an innovative force in ...

In Iran, female singers are facing a wave of arrests and harassment. The country's religious government does not permit women to perform alone on stage. Some have found moderate fame anyway by ...

Singer Parastoo Ahmadi held a performance in one of Iran's traditional venues. BEIRUT -- A captivating video of an Iranian woman singer went viral in Iran, showing her performing in an empty venue for ...

Iran has escalated its crackdown on female singers in an effort to silence them. In past weeks, several women have been detained or summoned by authorities, while their Instagram pages have been shut ...

In Iran, a wave of arrests and harassment of women singers has swept the music industry. Some artists have found some fame by releasing music on social media. Authorities are tracking them down, too.