Persian(ate)

A blog about the Persian language (aka Dari, Farsi, Tajiki) and Persianate cultures

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Afghan Persian (Farsi/Dari) language lessons about the alphabet, adjectives, numbers, phrases, grammar, vocabulary, verbs, audio, translation, and more...

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Through Persian Eyes - BBC Radio 4

Prof Ali Ansari presents a world history as seen through Persian eyes, taking the listener on a journey from ancient past to immediate present and asking them to rethink their understanding of Iran.

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Virtual 360º Tour of Iran

Virtual 360º Tour of Iran in April 2015 Shiraz, Persepolis, Abarkuh, Yazd, Isfahan, Natanz, Kashan, Tehran. Interactive Panoramas

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انجمن سخن فارسی The Persian Circle

The Persian Circle is a weekly lecture series in Persian at the University of Chicago’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies. The lectures include social, cultural and academic discussions about the Persian-speaking world and is led by faculty, students, and visiting scholars and artists. The opinions of the speakers are their own. We hope that you enjoy these lectures.

The student coordinator of the Persian Circle for the 2013–14 academic year is Cameron Cross. For more information, or if you would like to volunteer to give a talk, please contact him at ksalib [ at ] uchicago [ dot ] edu. Click here to subscribe to our mailing list.

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Shahrzad Changalvaee

b.1983, Tehran, Iran

"Body Composition Remaining Within Limited Domain"

People were asked to hold one of the three shining massive words: “وطن”, “تن”, “من” in front of the camera. من: Persian word pronounced MAN, means “I, me”. تن: Persian word pronounced TAN, means “body”. وطن: Persian word pronounced VATAN, means ” homeland,motherland”. Words are made by white plexiglass, shine by electrical power.

source

http://delfinafoundation.com/in-residence/shahrzad-changalvaee/

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25 Years Later: Iranian Life After Ayatollah Khomeini

Iran marks the 25th anniversary of the death of the father of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, on June 4.

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A listing of literally dozens of films in Persian (Dari/Farsi) available on streaming or DVD from Netflix. Check out all four pages worth of film listings. Includes films about and made by both Afghans & Iranians.

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!عید نوروز مبارک / Happy Nowruz!

Happy Persian (aka Afghan, Kurdish, Iranian) New Year! This 1995 full-length feature film, The White Balloon, has not only won numerous international awards but also has often run on Iranian television for the two-week Nowruz holiday.

Languages in the English-subtitled film include different dialects of Persian and some Azeri Turkish.

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نقشه ایران و توران در دوره قاجاریه

Map of Iran and Turan in the Qajar Era

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The Association for the Study of Persian Literature (ASPL) was established in 2012 in order to raise awareness of Persian literature in the United States, create a forum for scholarly debates, and encourage the study and dissemination of literary works produced in Iran. At this point in time, ASPL’s activities are focused on translating and publishing works that are not permitted to be published in Iran.

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Explore the lives of women during the Qajar era (1796-1925) through a wide array of materials from private family holdings and participating institutions. Women’s Worlds in Qajar Iran provides bilingual access to thousands of personal papers, manuscripts, photographs, publications, everyday objects, works of art and audio materials, making it a unique online resource for social and cultural histories of the Qajar world.

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Digital Islamic Humanities Project

The Digital Islamic Humanities Project is a research initiative hosted by the Middle East Studies program at Brown University. This site contains a working bibliography, useful resources, a frequently updated blog, and information about our upcoming conference on the Digital Humanities and Islamic & Middle East Studies.

The conference website also features on-demand access to the presentations that took place October 24 and 25, 2013.

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I wish you guys would blog more often :(

It’s true. I haven’t been blogging much lately because I’ve been busy with a new position as a Persian lecturer. The good news, though, is that now you can read blog posts on Persian(ate) culture by my students: persianatpenn.tumblr.com. Hope you enjoy!

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Persian camouflage (Googoosh, 1970s)

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Iranians celebrate after moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani was declared the winner of Iran’s presidential election.

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A unique online Persian-English/English-Persian dictionary that contextualizes words with example sentences, connotations, as well as references to words in Wikipedia, Google Images, and more. The most up-to-date dictionary available for free.