There were positive links between the ancient Hebrews and the first Persian emperor, Cyrus, who liberated them from their captivity in Babylon. Israel hopes to weaponise Iranians’ non-Arabic ...

She regularly writes melodies on the setar, a traditional Persian stringed instrument, which complements the other Persian instruments featured within the ensemble. However, with stay-at-home orders ...

Persian is spoken today primarily in Iran, but was historically a more widely understood language in an area ranging from the Middle East to India. Significant populations of speakers in other Persian ...

The UF Persian Music Ensemble is performing its “Hear the World” concert on Sunday, Oct. 20. The free event will take place ...

Discover which Persian words we use in English and other facts about the language. Also available in Persian with audio.

In continuous evolution for millennia, Persian music is an art that is tremendously ... fiddle), Kalhor is also a leading player of the setar, the instrument that will be played during this ...

TEHRAN– The Embassy of Malaysia in Tehran proudly hosted “Threads of Heritage: Persian and Malaysian Artistry”, a cultural ...

Academic and composer Mehdi Aminian’s The Woven Sounds and Concert by Kinan Azmeh will both feature at Hong Kong’s cultural ...

Preheat the oven to 170C/160C Fan/Gas 3½. Brush the bundt tin with melted butter, being careful to get into every corner, and dust with flour, shaking to coat the tin, then turn it upside-down ...

The Embassy of Malaysia in Tehran recently hosted a cultural event titled Threads of Heritage: Persian and Malaysian Artistry, celebrating the intr ...

TEHRAN-Iran’s Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf presented valuable cultural gifts to Tajikistan’s President Emomali ...