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 ...

Iranian author, honors Farsi poet Mirza Ghalib in Delhi, reflecting on the language's journey and Ghalib's legacy.

In a post published on its official Persian-language account on X on Monday, the U.S. State Department emphasized its continued support for the Iranian people in the face of the Islamic Republic ...

Mehdi Nasiri, an Iranian political activist, was arrested after visiting the tomb of Persian poet Ferdowsi. Nasiri's wife revealed on social media that authorities detained him after security checked ...

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 ...