Faal-e-Hafez” (augury) Among all Persian poets, Hafez occupies a special place for Iranians. He composed some 500 ghazals, 42 Rubaiyees, and a few Ghaseedeh's over a period of 50 years. His works are ...

Dive deep into the soul of Iran, where culture, history, and tradition merge into a timeless landscape. This documentary takes you through the literary and architectural splendors of Shiraz, a city ...

On the winter solstice, in a tradition that goes back to around 500 B.C., Iranians stay up until dawn to see the new sun that is born in the morning; yalda means “birth” in Persian.

Their latest production, “Woven Verses: Poetic Resistance & Resilience,” braids the past and present together via classical and contemporary Persian poetry by Rumi, Hafez and Furūgh ...

First is a novel by the Algerian novelist Yasmina Khadra, perhaps best known for his book The Swallows of Kabul. Except I’m ...

On the winter solstice, in a tradition that goes back to around 500 B.C., Iranians stay up until dawn to see the new sun that is born in the morning; yalda means “birth” in Persian.