Iranian Literature

Come new year and we want to secure a good diary or calendar. These simple devices give a sense of control in the days and months to come. Various almanacs and panchangs have been used for over two millennia. Calendars are relatively new, a tool for industrial society to mark …

In November 2021, Srinagar was nominated as part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) and thus entered the club of 295 Creative Cities Networks around the world. After Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Varanasi and Jaipur, Srinagar is the sixth Indian city to obtain this distinction for different categories. UNESCO this …

TEHRAN – Rudaki Neder Karimian expert says the poet who is considered the father of Persian poetry is the product of the economic and cultural boom and political splendor that Iran experienced during the Samanid dynasty more than of a millennium. Speaking at a meeting held at Vahdat Hall in …

Amid successive events in northern and eastern Syria, a major role for women has emerged in closely monitoring the situation and finding a way out for women so that they do not fall under the direct influence. , as women in any conflict and war receive the bulk of violations, …

Footballers with diametrically opposed views on homosexuality and alcohol consumption have sparked heated controversy over Islamic mores and human and labor rights in Qatar’s home stretch ahead of the FIFA World Cup. next year’s football world. Two things emerge from the controversy beyond the specific arguments put forward by the …

TEHRAN – The Divan of Hafez composed by Shams ad-Din Mohammad, the famous Persian lyric poet better known as Hafez, is the only book that Iranians use for divination on various occasions, including the celebration of the night of Yalda. “Why Hafez’s couch? A lot of people may ask. The …

The ancient Persian custom of marking the winter solstice continues in diaspora communities around the world, including summer New Zealand. In a few days, my family and friends will be gathering to celebrate Shab-eh Yalda (the longest night), an Iranian holiday that predates Islam by over a thousand years. It …

Loud clamors of people tweet greet you. All tables are fully occupied. Sitting with his family, a man enjoys the Biryani mutton with Raita placed on his plate. As a paired scroll debates what to have, a waiter in a white uniform eagerly stands to note the order. “Chicken Biryani …

The event was also attended by Kambiz Manouchehrian and Ebrahim Amel Mehrabi, the translators of the books ‘Little Castle’, ‘Within the Walls’, ‘Straw House’ and ‘A Valley Haunted by Wild Bees’ in Tehran on December 10, 2021. The initiative began when, like Scheherazade in “A Thousand and One Nights,” Iranian …

Treason? Few countries are as proud of the achievements of their athletes as Russia. Following a practice of the Soviet era, when the royal game was used as a symbol of intellectual superiority, the Russian government often gets involved (at least symbolically) when a representative of the country or the …