The following is a partner post from EurasiaNet.org written by James Pickett. Republished with permission. Is Tajik a dialect of Persian? Or a language in its own right? What differentiates it from ...

Is Tajik a dialect of Persian? Or a language in its own right? What differentiates it from varieties prevalent in Afghanistan and Iran? There is no easy answer to these questions because the very ...

While the Persian language and its long literary history are central to shaping Iranian nationalism, Iran is linguistically diverse.11 As recently as a decade ago, Iranian demographic data suggested ...

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, which was built by Shah Jahan of the Mughal dynasty is an example of the Indo-Persian architectural style. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Yann The ongoing war in Iran has ...

On January 24, Abbas Qanbari-Baghestan, an official with the Organization of Student Affairs, said attaining a specified score in learning the Persian language will be a key requirement for foreign ...

During the meeting, Safarkhani conveyed the greetings and message of Gholam‑Ali Haddad‑Adel, the head of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and president of the Saadi Foundation. He ...