Updated: 8 July 2019I have a relative who’s a pretty professional mountaineer. On almost every visit to my dad’s village, we go on an early morning hike– somewhere I can easily…
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Updated: 8 July 2019Persian traditional medicine, or tebbe sonnati, has a long history in Iran. If you visit the mausoleum of Avicenna today in Hamedan, you’ll see his many contributions to…
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Updated: 8 July 2019Farsi? Persian? Iranian? Iran? Persia? There are a lot of terms floating out there. At the end of the day, we pretty much know the country and culture…
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Updated: 25 May 2019 Iranian songs do this funny thing. In the beginning (and/or sometimes end), there’s a voice that comes on and kind of whispers the name of the singer.…
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Updated: 8 July 2019One of the struggles of learning Persian is the same as teaching it: written vs spoken form. As a learner, you spend your precious time studying, memorizing, and…
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Updated: 8 July 2019As much as I love Iran and all things related, I admit that I’m a bit choosy when it comes to reading material. I don’t exactly judge a…
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Since we’re nearing the end of the year, I thought I’d take a look back and share some of the posts that were the most popular with readers as well as…
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Updated: 8 July 2019You might be busy Christmas shopping this month, but Iranians are busy preparing for another holiday just a few days before- Shab-e Yalda, or Yalda Night, an ancient…