In his most famous book, “My Name Is Red” it is noticeable that Pamuk has studied Iranian literature and arts, especially traditional paintings, as well as the history of Persian art. He especially ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SRINAGAR, (IANS) – Historically known as “Iran-e-Sagheer” (Small Iran), Kashmir has a glorious and yet forgotten history of being the center of Persian scholarship. During the reign of Sultan ...

DR Syed Abdullah (1906-1986), a renowned scholar of Urdu and Persian, writes in his book 'Farsi zaban-o-adab': “I am biased in favour of Persian literature's subcontinental school. Biased in the sense ...

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 ...

The 13th International Conference for the Promotion of Persian Language and Literature kicked off at University of Shiraz on Wednesday morning, concurrent with the 22nd commemoration of National Day ...

Women writers have played a major role in the development and promotion of Persian literature, noted Iranian novelist and short-story writer Mitra Biat said. She was giving a lecture on “Modern ...