Updated: 8 July 2019From the fluffy saffron rice with succulent kebabs to mouth-watering stews simmered to perfection, Iranian cuisine is the stuff of legend. Dishes are also rather varied as you…
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Updated: 9 September 2018Every so often a song comes along that reaches the depths of your soul regardless of whether or not you understand the lyrics. Today’s song is just that.…
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Updated: 8 July 2019As a language teacher, I always encourage my students to listen to music to not only see grammar in use but also help improve their pronunciation. Music is…
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Updated: 8 July 2019If you have Iranian friends or have spent any time around Iranians, there’s no doubt you’ve heard the Persian word joon. It was actually the first Persian word…
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Updated: 8 July 2019Neither Ahvaz nor the entire province of Khuzestan had ever ranked very high on my list of places to visit in Iran. But I figured I wanted to…
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Updated: 8 July 2019I came across a short Iranian movie on YouTube recently where the father was talking to his daughter and called her jigar talâ (gold liver). What would you…
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Updated: 8 July 2019The Shahnameh, or Book of Kings, is perhaps the most notable piece of Persian literature. Ferdowsi is credited with having saved the Persian language with this masterpiece because…
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Updated: 8 July 2019Truth be told, I had never heard of Bandar Anzali. But there was a holiday in the middle of Tehran’s scorching summer, so my cousin and I decided…