Persian Literature

Pakistan commemorates great Persian-speaking poet Iqbal

Islamabad, IRNA — Pakistan has paid respect to Allama Muhammad Iqbal, famous for composing poems in Urdu and Farsi, and plays a key role in cementing cultural affinity between Pakistan and Iran.
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Prominent female professor of Persian literature Karimi dies at 92

Tehran, IRNA – Amir-Banoo Karimi, a prominent female professor of Persian literature, who specialized in classical Persian literature and the works of Saib Tabrizi passed away on December 31, 2023, at the age of 92 in the city of Sari due to complications of lung and heart failure.
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Bust of Iranian poet Saadi unveiled in China’s Nanjing

Tehran, IRNA - A bust of famous Iranian 13th-century poet Saadi has been unveiled in a public park in Nanjing, the capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu province.
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Iranian, Indian poets jointly commemorate Iranian poet Faez Dashti

Tehran, IRNA – A commemoration ceremony for 19th century Iranian Poet Faez Dashti was held in Bushehr, Iran, on Saturday, attended by Iranian and Indian poets.
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Nezami saw Iran as beating heart of world: Author

Tehran, IRNA – Shokre-Khoda Goodarzi, an Iranian author, director, and actor, dismissed claims that Nezami Ganjavi does not belong to Iran, saying that the poet saw Iran as the beating heart of the world.
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Nezami’s Panj Ganj a link between Persian speaking states

Tehran, IRNA – The head of Iran’s Association of Cultural Works and Figures has said that great Iranian poet Nezami Ganjavi, through his notable works Panj Ganj (meaning Five Treasures), promoted the Persian Language to a high position in literature and connected Persian-speaking countries.
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Nezami important icon of Iranian culture: Historian

Tehran, IRNA - Persian Poet Nezami Ganjavi is one of the most important icons of the Iranian culture, who should be among one of main symbols of Iranian cultural identity, a researcher and historian said.
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Hafez's poems filled with Quranic, divine teachings: Academic

Tehran, IRNA - Inspecting around 400 poems written by renowned Persian poet Hafez proves that none of his lyrics is empty of Quranic and divine teachings, a university professor believes.
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