Born in Iran's Shiraz in the early 14th century, Hafez is one of the classical masters of Persian poetry. Hafez received a classical religious education and lectured on Quranic and other theological ...

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 ...

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.

First is a novel by the Algerian novelist Yasmina Khadra, perhaps best known for his book The Swallows of Kabul. Except I’m not reading that - I’m reading The Angels Die. I first picked up this book ...