Faiz Ahmad Faiz is a poet of this family, the family of which Persian poet Nazeeri Nishapuri said, “The one who is not killed ...

The legendary romances of the Arab and North African world have have crafted tales of passion so deep, they continue to ...

The concert showcased the remarkable creativity and diverse perspectives of Duke graduate student composers, with each piece ...

In a century-old building in Tehran, Saeed Anvarinejad turned the dial of a vintage radio to tune into some of Iran's ...

The session was organized by the Association for Iranian Studies and the Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies (IRAS), IRNA reported. “During the Tahirid and Saffarid periods, there were poets composing ...

His “Universal Language” takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but the culture is entirely Iranian. Farsi is the spoken tongue.

Mehdi Nasiri, an Iranian political activist, was arrested after visiting the tomb of Persian poet Ferdowsi. Nasiri's wife revealed on social media that authorities detained him after security checked ...

Hikmet also made other friends in Moscow, including the Chinese poet and activist Hsiao San, the Iranian poet Abolqasim Lahouti, and the Indian revolutionary poet Rameshwar Banerjee. Even though ...

Kader Abdolah, a Dutch-Iranian author, honors Farsi poet Mirza Ghalib in Delhi, reflecting on the language's journey and Ghalib's legacy. Best to start at the beginning. Farsi took its earliest ...

He lived at a time when the Urdu language and poetry was at a formative stage – and his instinctive aesthetic sense helped him strike a balance between the indigenous expression and new enrichment ...

Two veteran Iranian Supreme Court judges known for handling high-profile cases were shot dead inside the court in Tehran, state-affiliated media reported.

Aref was born in Qacvin, where he studied Persian language and grammar and also some music ... Aref “devoted his art to the people” and used poetry as an effective means of expressing political ideas ...