While the Persian language and its long literary history are central to shaping Iranian nationalism, Iran is linguistically diverse.11 As recently as a decade ago, Iranian demographic data suggested ...

Introduction to Persian language and culture. By the end of the semester, students will have an overview of Persian grammar and will able to read and converse in Persian at a basic level. Class ...

Most people in Iran are Persian, not Arab. When global headlines group Iran with countries such as Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates, many assume they all share the same ethnic roots. Iran is ...

List of Tables, pagesix -- List of Plates, pagesx -- Foreword, pagesxii -- Acknowledgements, pagesxiv -- Introduction, pages1 -- 1. Greek and Syriac Versions of the Alexander Romance and their ...

Emomali Rahmon has ordered education authorities to improve the teaching of the Persian script, known in Tajikistan as the “ancestral alphabet, ...