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 ...

The sounds of classical Persian music used to fill the rooms of the Honiak Music Academy in Tehran: the deft plucking of the setar, the ringing of the santur. It was the pride and joy of Iranian ...