The violin maker of Tehran Iran's clerical leaders have long been opposed to women making music. Nahid Namikhah has gone a step further and become a master at constructing the…
IRAQI KURDISTAN’S QUEST TO SAVE THE ELUSIVE PERSIAN LEOPARD Following the rediscovery of Persian leopards in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, local conservationists are engaged in a race against time to…
The Dying Legacy of the “Bride of the Spring”. After surviving for millions of years, a prized newt traditionally used to detect fresh water in remote areas of Iraqi Kurdistan is under threat of…
