What languages are spoken in Iran? Explore the official Persian (Farsi) language, regional dialects, and history.

The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies hosted a culture and language day on Tuesday to commemorate the introduction of a newPersian studies concentration this fall that will be housed ...

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 ...

Persian has deeply influenced India’s language and literature for centuries, and everyday speech, shaping administration, ...

FERESHTEH Tavoli witnessed something strange about seven years ago. The Iranian-born Houstonian watched a friend struggle to communicate with her grandchildren. The friend was speaking Farsi, a common ...

Earlier this month, when the Iranian government announced that it had hanged the 23-year-old protester Mohsen Shekari, Leyla Shams appeared in an Instagram video, wearing a shirt bearing the name of ...

An Iranian Qiam-1 SRBM unveiled in 2010 i (DIA Photo) Following President Trump’s reaction to the Iranian regime’s mass slaughter of protesting citizens with a buildup of U.S. forces in the Gulf, and ...