The Persian translation of the book “Safavid Persia in the Age of Empires” written by Charles Melville has been released in ...

A favourite item from the Balls collection which features in the exhibition is his photo album of an expedition to Persia in 1932. While he was travelling primarily for plant collecting, he recorded a ...

Although it might seem obvious, signs of wear and age are the most telling sign that your Persian rug is vintage. A rug ...

Leila Heller, the president of contemporary art galleries in New York and Dubai, happens to also be the author of one of the most beautiful cookbooks released this year. Titled "Persian Feasts" — and ...

In the modern day, the nation of Iran in the Middle East has become synonymous with Islamic extremism and terrorism. This is because the country is ruled by a religious dictator, the Grand Ayatollah, ...

Recently there have been rumors of President Trump changing the name of the Persian Gulf to the “Arabian Gulf,” causing great concern and even anger among millions of Iranians. At the same time, there ...

The department introduced language courses and coursework in Persian literature, cinema, art, history and cultural studies as ...