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 ...

He also studied at the American University of Cairo and the University of Damascus. He has taught courses on Arabic and Persian languages and Middle Eastern History at various institutions and ...

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

A young Iranian mother takes refuge in an Australian women's shelter with her six-year-old daughter during the two weeks of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Her path to freedom is jeopardised when ...

What's the Persian alphabet like? Have a go at spelling out your name and perhaps your address in Persian. Here's the alphabet and how to pronounce it.

TEHRAN – The Iranian tourism minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri has said he feels proud of the Tajik people’s unwavering love for Iran and the Persian language. “Over the years of my service in the ...

A young Western woman goes undercover for Mossad and becomes involved in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject in Tehran. Farzaneh spots her husband, Jalal, entering an unknown woman ...

Turkey's state television channel TRT launched its Persian-language service on 18 December, the broadcaster announced. The launch of TRT Farsi is a significant expansion of the state broadcaster ...