Thou art unworthy to be called by the name of a man.* Teachers usually spurred students on to memorize it in class or as homework, something that seemed boring and nonsensical! Teachers and parents ...

The event honored the legacy of Abu’l-Qasem Ferdowsi Tusi (c. 935– c. 1020-26 CE), the celebrated Persian poet and author of the Shahnameh (“Book of Kings”), the Persian national epic, which, ...

In the category of translation from Persian into Arabic, “The Desert” (“Al-Sahra”) by Hasan al-Sarraf received first prize. The book features articles by Iranian scholar Ali Shariati, the organizers ...

To write a literary history of Persia is to chronicle the thought and development of the land of Iran, from the time of the prophet Zoroaster and the laws of the Medes and Persians down to the latest ...

Her 1969 novel, "Suvashun," is one of the most important works in modern Persian culture. [ obituary ] Simin Daneshvar, an iconic figure in contemporary Persian literature, passed away on Thursday in ...

It took Iranian Jews now living in the United States nearly three decades in exile from the land they called home for roughly 2,700 years to appreciate their rich history and culture preserved in ...

Iranians mark the National Commemoration Day of the renowned Persian poet Saadi Shirazi on April 21 every year. Being one of the most prominent Persian poets in Iran's history, Abu-Muhammad Muslih ...

LAHORE: The Persian language is not only a shared heritage of the people of Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asian states as well as the Indian Subcontinent, but it can also bring millions of people in ...

Kashmir, known as the ‘heaven on earth’, is blessed with beautiful mountains, lakes and gardens. Tragically, however, the discourse around the Valley is overshadowed by the conflict in the region: it ...

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