How To Use Nāz Day-to-Day
Sednesday 1st December 2021

As explained in a previous blog post, nāz can be a somewhat slippery word to translate for Persian language learners. It is only through exploring the contexts in which it is used and the mood or state which it encompasses, can one begin to grasp its meaning and be able to, in turn, use it…

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Spoken Persian in Iran
Monday 1st November 2021

If you eavesdrop on a conversation between two Persian speakers speaking the Farsi of Iran, or listen to any informal programme on the radio or television, then you will soon realize that spoken Persian is quite different from the written language. This is, of course, true of any language, especially of the vernacular of the …

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Glazed Bricks from Western Iran

An article in The Art Newspaper for September concerns a collection of 51 glazed polychrome bricks from the Mannaean site of Qalaichi near Bukan in Western Iran that have recently been returned to Iran from Switzerland.

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Continuity and Creativity in Persian Poetry
Wednesday 7th July, 17.30 (London)
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Discussing the history and practice of Zoroastrianism
Wednesday 9th June, 17.00 (London)
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Kings and Heroes, Lovers and Poets: the Shahnameh’s continuous appeal
Wednesday 12th May, 17.30 (London, GMT)
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Epic Iran Curators’ Talk
Thursday 22nd April, 17.30 (London, GMT)
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Cultural Connections with Iran
Wednesday 10th March, 17.30 (London, GMT)
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The Iran Heritage Foundation is delighted to announce the details of the upcoming exhibition
EPIC IRAN
29th May - 12th September 2021
V&A, London

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The Iran Heritage Foundation has been continuing its hard work with one of its flagship projects, Persian Language Online, which through its website and a series of apps for children provides a free and comprehensive course of lessons and learning resources to anyone interested in learning Persian.  Alongside its key resources the website has recently been enjoying a thriving blog covering a variety of topics around Persian language.

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The Golha Project Website
​Digital archiving of all the Golha radio programmes for access by academic researchers of Persian music and literature and the public at large.

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