A nomadic group inhabiting the mountains of Khuzestan, a province in southwestern Iran, the Bakhtiari number almost 900,000. Traditionally, they migrate seasonally with their livestock between summer and winter pastures. The Bakhtiari are mostly...

The Bakhtiari (or Bakhtiyari, Bakhtyari) are a group of southwestern Iranian. A small percentage of Bakhtiari are still nomadic pastoralists, migrating between summer quarters (yaylāq, ييلاق) and winter quarters (qishlāq, قشلاق). Bakhtiaris...

IN THE wake of the horrific events of 11 September and the war in Afghanistan, the sudden death in Paris of Soraya Esfandiari Bakhtiari, the second of the three wives of the late Shah of Iran, has gone almost unnoticed. Yet the present...

Byline: Karen Paurus; Staff Writer As a child in Iran, Zari Bakhtiari became fascinated by an ancient technique for facial exfoliation and hair removal called threading. She would watch as a woman came to her home once a month to perform the...

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Ricky Santos capped one of the most prolific college careers a quarterback has ever had with an All-America season.The New Hampshire quarterback, along with record-breaking running back Omar Cuff of Delaware, were selected to The Associated Press FCS All-America team released Wednesday.Santos, last season's Walter...