Persian Language and Literature

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Paris to Host Art Festival of Persian-Speaking Population

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An Iranian woman has been picked up as the director of first round of Art Festival of Persian-speaking population in Paris slated for January 2018.
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Iranian People Mark Persian Poetry Day

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People in Iran annually mark the Persian Poetry Day, which coincides with September 18th, the day renowned Iranian poet Shahriar died.
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Zarif Narrates Story of Iranian Carpet Hung up on UN’s Wall

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Iranian foreign minister has recounted the story behind the hanging up of an Iranian carpet adorned with a famous poem by Saadi, the prominent Persian poet, on a wall at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
Education

Farsi Added to Turkish Education Ministry’s Curriculum

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Farsi, Korean and Urdu have been added the list of foreign languages available to be taught at schools by the Turkish Education Ministry.
Books

Tour of Tehran Rewarded to Book Donors

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People who donate books to a library near Tehran will receive a free ticket for a tour of the Iranian capital.
Literature

Iran’s Culture, Poets and Dishes in Eyes of Non-Iranian Persian Language Learners

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250 Persian language learners who have visited Iran with their own eyes believe that their preconceptions about Iran are not true.
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Turkey Claiming Possession of Rumi with Hollywood’s Help

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In an interview with Sobh-e Now, the Iranian director Shahram Asadi talks about Turkey’s plans to claim possession of famous Persian poet, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, including their ongoing plan to produce a film about his life with Hollywood’s help.
Books

1000 Poets Object to Iran-Turkey’s Joint UNESCO Submission of Rumi’s Masnavi

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1000 Persian-speaking poets and literati signed a statement, entitled “Rumi Is a Poet from Balkh to Konya”, to voice their objection to a recent move by Iran and Turkey to jointly register the book Masnavi by the renowned poet Rumi in UNESCO, ignoring his birthplace Afghanistan.
Education

Persian Language Promotion in Portugal to Help Diplomatic Ties: Zarif

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In a meeting on Saturday May 28 with Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister George Oliveira in Tehran, Iran’s FM Zarif stressed the role of language education in expanding relations between the two countries.
Cultural Heritage

May 17 – Omar Khayyam Day Celebrated in Iran

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To much of the world and certainly to English-speaking readers, he is the poet of beautiful Rubaiyat (quatrains), but Omar Khayyam is also known and loved by Iraniand as a great philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer.
Cultural Heritage

Iran Commemorates Poet Ferdowsi

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Iranian cultural centers in Tehran and Mashhad are commemorating Abulqasem Ferdowsi, the poet of the Persian epic masterpiece Shahnameh, during a six-day celebration which began on Monday.
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Attar’s Mausoleum in Nishapur

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The well-known Persian poet and mystic, Farid Ud-din Attar Nishapuri, was born in c. 1145, and martyred in c. 1221. His mausoleum is located in Khorasan Razavi province, in the city of Nishapur.
Literature

In memory of the spokesman of Iranian people and history

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An Iranian researcher has said that posterity will remember and focus on Hafez, who is the spokesman of the Iranian people.
Cinema

Proposed Iran-Turkey joint project to make a movie on Rumi

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The film is estimated to carry a cost of $5-6 million. Turkey says it can cover $3-4 million of the project and expects the Iranian side to pick up the rest of the tab.
Interviews

An interview with Shahram Nazeri about Mawlana and Iranian society

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Artists should make the most of the trust that people have placed in them, said Shahram Nazeri.
Literature

To be good humans, we need to render grudges a thing of the past

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Seyyed Hassan Khomeini says the first thing society can do to march toward goodness is to let go of grudges.
Music

France to release Ali Reza Qorbani’s album

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Lost in Love, a new album by Iranian vocalist Ali Reza Qorbani, which has been recorded by the French company Accords Croisés, is slated to be released in Paris.
Interviews

On Mawlana Jalaleddin Rumi with Brad Gooch

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In an interview Brad Gooch, an American biographer, weighs in on his latest project on Mawlana Jalaleddin Rumi.
Literature

Erzurum to host Persian language, literature workshop

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The educational workshop will be held with the aim of introducing Persian poetry and Iranian literary scholars, the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization reported.
Education

Persian language course begins in North Ossetia University

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Interest in the Persian Language in the Caucasus region, especially in North Ossetia Republic, is growing.
Literature

Hafez Day commemorated in Shiraz

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Special ceremonies are held in Shiraz, southern Iran, to mark Hafez Day.
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Salafis, Yesterday and Today

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An expert sheds light on why Salafis are called what they are called and what Salafism meant to Mowlana.
Books

The 10th edition of Dowlatabadi’s three-volume novel released

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The 10th edition of ‘Passed Times of the Elderly’ a three-volume novel by the leading Iranian writer Mahmoud Dowlatabadi was published by Nashr-e Cheshmeh Publication institute.
Cultural Heritage

Persian literary figures honored at Turkish university

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A ceremony was held in Ege (Aegean) University in Izmir (Turkey) to commemorate famous Iranian poets and top literary figures including Hakim Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Omar Khayyam and Saˈdi.
Cultural Heritage

Photos: Tomb of Persian Poet Omar Khayyam in Neishabour

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Photos: Tomb of Persian Poet Omar Khayyam in Neishabour.Omar Khayyam was a Persian polymath, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy, music, and Islamic theology.
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