For Iranian artists long exiled from their homeland, the conflict has heightened the difficulties and dangers of keeping in touch with family and colleagues in Iran. “We have been cut off,” said ...

In Iran, protest music has become a lifeline for those resisting the regime’s brutality and reclaiming cultural identity. Songs like Mehdi Yarrahi’s “Auschwitz” challenge state antisemitism and ...

When the English rock band The Clash came out with their song "Rock the Casbah" in 1982, it was a satirical reaction to the ...