“Iranian rituals carry wisdom and purpose, and Shahnameh, composed by the sage Ferdowsi, is one of the most significant works ...

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Shahnameh was first introduced to English readers by Sir William Jones (1746-94), who in his many essays on Oriental poetry ...

The exhibition showcases artworks influenced by the Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of Persian poet Ferdowsi, ISNA reported on Saturday. The exhibition will be running at the gallery, located in ...

What follows is a roll call of renowned women from Iranian history, starting with legends like Anahita, a divine source of ...

What remained were some dispersed manuscripts from the Shahnameh and other renowned illustrated stories or poems that represented the moral values and aesthetics of that period. Inadvertently ...

Abdullaev became a jobless poet who lived in modesty verging on poverty, but frequently travelled to literary festivals in the former Soviet Union, Europe and the United States. Like hundreds of ...

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The Persian epic Shahnameh narrates the story of how an Indian envoy presented the vizier of the Persian emperor a strange cloth of black and white squares, with little carved pieces representing ...