Nowruz 2023 at Civic Space Park, hosted by Arizona Persian Cultural Center, IRC, and Downtown Phoenix Inc., celebrates global women's rights movements, featuring multicultural activities and a candlelight vigil.

Shokoofeh Azar, an Iranian refugee in Australia, wrote 'The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree' in Persian. This novel, set post-1979 Iranian Revolution, was shortlisted for significant literary awards.