Rabe’a al-Adawiya by Farid al-Din Attar Rabe’a bint Esma’il al-‘Adawiya, born in humble circumstances and sold into slavery as a child, later settled in Basra where she attained great fame as a saint and a preacher and was highly esteemed by many of her pious contemporaries.
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Iranian Activist, 72, Given Three-Year Suspended Sentence
Iranian pro-democracy activist Kourosh Zaim has been handed a three-year suspended sentence after judges found him guilty of acting against national security and spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic.
Iranian songwriter sentenced to jail
Arya Armnejad Iranian singer and songwriter has been sentenced to a year in prison for “propaganda activities against the Islamic Republic regime.”
The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi : Chapter 4 – Zal and Rudabeh
This is the translation of one of the world’s greatest masterpieces The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi (The Epic of Kings: Hero Tales of Ancient Persia) created by Hakim Abol-Ghasem Ferdowsi Toosi (940-1020) World famous Persian (Iranian) poet
University Ban For Iranian Protestors Of 2009
It has been reported that any Iranians who took part in 2009 protests against the reelection of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad will be banned from studying at university.
Iranian director ranks high on Time’s list
As Time magazine tallies votes for its Person of the Year for 2012, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who won this year’s Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, is sitting at fourth place out of 100.
Western Sanctions on Iranian Banks Make Trade Harder
The European Union’s expulsion of 30 sanctioned Iranian banks from a global financial messaging service last month has made it significantly harder for Iranians using those banks to do business with foreign partners.
Golestan Of Sadee : CHAPTER I – The Manners Of Kings (Story 4)
CHAPTER I – THE MANNERS OF KINGS Story 4 A band of Arab brigands having taken up their position on the top of a mountain and closed the passage of caravans, the inhabitants of the country were distressed by their stratagems and the troops of the sultan foiled because the robbers, having obtained […]
Uruguay willing to exchange rice for Iranian oil
Uruguay has proposed to Iran that it is prepared to purchase Iranian oil in exchange for rice.
US and Iranian physicists team up to launch “Fusion for Peace” initiative
Payvand – Press Releas by Fusion for Peace – Three physicists, one US and two Iranian, have issued a statement proposing a joint US-Iran research collaboration that they contend could be an alternative to confrontation and war and, if successful, could “make uranium enrichment obsolete, block proliferation everywhere, liberate the world from oil, and […]