There are 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide; these radical groups are just one very extreme fringe.” Based on the 12th-century poem by Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar, “The Conference of the Birds” tells ...

Iranians mark the National Commemoration Day of the renowned Persian poet Saadi Shirazi on April 21 every year.

NISHTER is a Persian word and it means a lancet, a surgical knife or blade. The 72 nishters or lancets, or 72 heart-pricking couplets, of Mir Taqi Mir was the mantra in Urdu criticism ever since ...

particularly Persian poetry. Many poets evoke the mystique of China in their work. In the vast universe of Persian literature, poets have long woven their admiration for and depictions of China ...

Bay Area audiences first got to know the Vahdats via their work with the Kronos Quartet, which connected with Mahsa via exiled Iranian composer Sahba Aminikia when he served as artist-in-residence ...