The Tehran-based platform is named after the mythical Simurgh, a benevolent, giant bird in Persian mythology, symbolizing the idea of unity and transcendence. Much like the Simurgh, which is believed ...

Sadegh Adham shares how his childhood experiences during the Iran-Iraq war shaped his art, exploring themes of imperfection, ...

The Book of Kings, or Shahnameh, is an epic poem that was composed by Abolqasem Ferdowsi between 980 and 1010. During World War II, artist Kimon Evan Marengo was asked by the British Ministry of ...