Learning Persian extends beyond language, immersing individuals in a rich poetic and artistic culture. This article examines how mastering Persian is an asset, facilitating diplomatic ties, business ...

Is Tajik a dialect of Persian? Or a language in its own right? What differentiates it from varieties prevalent in Afghanistan and Iran? There is no easy answer to these questions because the very ...

[ dispatch ] The school bell rang early one morning at the International Center for Persian Studies, the renowned go-to institution for foreigners wishing to learn Farsi in Iran. An unsmiling teacher ...

Farsi is the main language in Iran, which is the oldest country in the world. This Farsi that has been spoken through years, has been through changes which lead us to this language people in Iran are ...

The State Department has appointed a Persian-language spokesperson for the first time, and he could appear on Iran’s state-owned media. The move seems to be part of an increased effort by the Obama ...

What to call the Persian language in Afghanistan? It's a question Afghans have grappled with and sparred over for decades. The long-simmering dispute was reignited after the BBC changed the name of ...

Every Iranian owes his language to the great poet, renowned not only in Iran but worldwide for Shahnameh, the longest epic poem by a single poet and the greatest epic of Persian-speaking states, ...