The Iranian government’s recent restrictions on the use of minority languages are in clear violation of the constitution, says the country’s opposition Green Movement.
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Oscars: Foreign language film contenders unveiled
A record 71 countries are in contention for next year’s foreign language film Oscar – although Iran, recipient of this year’s prize, is not among them.
A Brief History of Persian Literature
The Persian Language The Old Persian of the Achaemenian Empire, preserved in a number of cuneiform inscriptions, was an Indo-European tongue with close affinities with Sanskrit and Avestan (the language of the Zoroastrian sacred texts).
Oldest Inscription of Cyrus Translated to Persian Language
The oldest inscription of Cyrus the Great in which his conquests were carved in Neo Babylonian or Akkadian language chronologically has been translated into Persian language.
‘A Separation’ by Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi wins BFCA’s Best Foreign Language Film award
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s Nader and Simin, A Separation has been awarded by the 2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Dari Language throughout the history
The word Dari refers to the language that is popularly known as Persian. Dari is also called Farsi or Parsi.
Language of a nation: A glimpse of traditional Persian music
Tehran Times – Ostaad (Master)Farhang Sharif (born 1931) in Amol, northern Iran is a well-known Iranian musician and renowned taar (Persian lute) player who has spent more than 70 years of his life on this exclusively Persian musical instrument.
On Rumi’s Philosophy of Language
On Rumi’s Philosophy of Language Akiro Matsumoto Prof. at St.Thomas University of Osaka 1, Language and Reality in Rumi