Approximately 13 million Syrians are in need of humanitarian aid which makes it the world's largest refugee situation. More than 6,6...

“Being gay in Turkey means keeping yourself in a closet so no one can understand your real identity”. Growing up with religious,...

All the decorated wall tiles in the land of the Ottomans are made in the city of Iznik a lovely walled town on the shores of Lake Iznik....

The Republic of Turkey ranges from the Balkans to the Middle East and from the Caucasus to the eastern Mediterranean. The country is...

Armenia has a material history and visual culture that reaches back to the Paleolithic era, over the last five millennia Armenian people...

Kurdish heritage is rooted in one of the world's oldest cultures. Halaf culture that inhabited Kurdish mountains dates back to 5400 -...

Kurdish people live mostly in contiguous areas of Iran, Iraq, and Turkey—a geographic region generally referred to as Kurdistan (“Land of...

Over the last decade #migration of Iraqis is a direct result of #conflict and #violence. In 2014, an escalation of violence increased...

In May 2019 Arkadina Yadegar and Nardin Sarkis, both American-born descendants of Assyrian #refugees, organized an #exhibition “#Diaspora...

After decades of #persecutions, #discrimination, agressive cultural politics (e.g. Saddam Hussein’s agenda of pan-Arabic ideology) which...

The #Arab conquest of Iraq, Syria and Turkey is the cause of the Assyrian #diaspora. It was after the breaking up of Assyria that the...

Nadia’s Initiative is dedicated to rebuilding communities in crisis and advocating globally for survivors of sexual violence. Nadia’s...

One of the main characters from “Top 10” popular #comic book series, created by Alan Moore and Gene Ha, is detective John Corbeau, alias...

#Yazidism is considered as the oldest monotheistic religion in the world. In its long history Yazidism has incorporated elements from of...

Historically Yazidis live in present-day Iraq, Turkey and Syria. Due to war and persecution (72 genocides) the population has decreased...

Yazidis are one of Iraq's oldest minorities who were forced to flee the country due to the brutal auctions of the Islamic State (ISIS)....

Did you know that since 1942 Iran has given a shelter for app. 120 thousands Polish refugees released from Soviet prisons or evacuated...

Iran ranks seventh in the world in terms of possessing historical monuments, museums, and other cultural attractions and is recognized by...

In 1979, the Soviet Union’s invasion of the country left thousands of civilians dead alongside Mujahideen fighters, Afghan troops and...

Traditional hand-knotted Persian rugs remain an important part of modern Iranian culture. Their unique design with elaborated geometrical...