Disoriental by Négar Djavadi (2016): A Review Get daily insights into literary history, find your next great read with our book reviews, and explore lists of award-winning books.

Disoriental by Négar Djavadi (2016): A Review

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If you're working on projects at the intersection of classical languages, historical research, or digital text archives, I'd love to connect! DMs open. Let's collaborate! #DigitalHumanities #OttomanStudies #PersianLiterature

The Passing of Jalal Khaleghi-Motlagh Amid War and the Enduring Legacy of His Work on Ferdowsi The passing of Jalal Khaleghi-Motlagh, the most important contemporary scholar of Ferdowsi studies, comes at a time overshadowed by war and national crisis. As public attention has been absorbed by mi...

Jalal Khaleghi-Motlagh was "the most important contemporary scholar of Ferdowsi studies." #Iran #PersianLiterature #إيران #فارسي
#رحمه_ألله #RIP
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February 28 2026 Trump Bombs Iran and Kills Its Leader: Day One of the American-Iranian War Trump has bombed Iran in a surprise attack after performative and diversionary negotiations, a sucker punch modeled on Pearl Harbor, and killed its leader along with 80 school children and any hope…

#AmericanIranianWar #Iran #Trump #Politics #History #PersianLiterature torchofliberty.home.blog/2026/02/28/f...

Blind Owl by Sadeq Hedayat (1936): A Review Get daily insights into literary history, find your next great read with our book reviews, and explore lists of award-winning books.

Blind Owl by Sadeq Hedayat (1936): A Review

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Poster for the Second European Round Table on Modern Persian Literature, 15-17 January 2026, SR1, Postsparkasse, 1010 Wien. The poster has a statue in the middle, the logo of the Austrian Academy of Sciences at the top and those of the Soudavar Memorial Foundation and UNSW Sydney at the bottom. The colour strip of the Academy (dark blue) is on the top left, and those of the Institute for Iranian Studies (Green and Yellow) are on the bottom right of the poster.

Forthcoming event!

We're soon hosting the Second European Round Table on Modern Persian Literature, co-organised by the University of New South Wales and with generous support from the Soudavar Memorial Foundation, Geneva.

#Iran #Literature #Persian #PersianLiterature #IranianStudies

#OTD #TDIH #December 17, 1273: #DOTD: #RIP #Rumi. #Poets #Faqihs #Scholars #Theologians #Philosophers #Sufis #Mystics #GreatMen #GreatPoets #GreatMystics #PersianLiterature #PersianPoetry #PoetryOfPersia #LiteratureOfPersia #PoetrySky
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Watch the full Rumi Lecture with Dr Bilal Kuşpınar on the Bradford Literature Festival YouTube channel. Made in partnership with the Yunus Emrie Institute.
#Rumi #SufiPoetry #PersianLiterature #SpiritualWisdom #Bradford Lit fest #RumiQuotes

🌸 When language becomes poetry, culture becomes survival.
In this heartfelt article, Bean Gast honors Iranian roots, family memory, and the spiritual power carried through verse.
🔗 read more here: www.imaginarygardens.org/index.php/20...

#PersianLiterature #CulturalStories #ImaginaryGardens

Books 151 & 152 of 2025: You Don't See the Sky: Life Behind Bars in Singapore, by Transformative Justice Collective; The Story of Leyla & Majnun, by Nizami. #yishreads #singaporestudies #
#persianliterature #azerbaijaniliterature

Mausoleum of Saadi Shirazi in Shiraz, Iran — Persian poet’s tomb surrounded by gardens and turquoise-domed architecture.

Mausoleum of Saadi — Shiraz — May 14, 2015 (#0009)

Sony Xperia Z1 (C6903) • 4.9 mm • f/2.0 • 1/1600 s • ISO 50

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#saadishirazi #mausoleumofsaadi #shiraz #persianpoetry #persianarchitecture #worldheritage #unescoheritage #historicpersia #persianliterature #photography

"Buy Hyacinths to Feed Thy Soul", Moslih Eddin Saadi
Diamine - Claret (like, 98% sure)
Leuchtturm A5
Just Turnings mini <F>

Still travelling, feeling grateful.

#poetry #mosliheddinsaadi #persianliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia

Bit of fun (and stereotype busting).

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A photograph of a Nowruz haftseen table

LibraryThing wishes our members a Happy Nowruz! May the new year ahead bring you happiness, health, and prosperity! #Nowruz #Nowruz2025

In honor of the day, we ask: what works of Persian literature have you read and enjoyed? 💙📚 #PersianLiterature www.librarything.com/tag/Persian%...

It's so awesome that in the Shahnameh Rudabeh is literally Rapunzel

#folklore #iran #persia #persianliterature

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'Lose Yourself' | Rumi | 2021

#AcademicSky I think that was a success as I got the feedback that they really enjoyed reading excerpts from Shahname and comparing it to Iliad! I enjoyed teaching them.

#ComparativeLiterature #Epic #PersianLiterature #Rostam&Sohrab #Achilles