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Culture
The Illustrated Odes of Hafez of Shiraz: Sahba La’al
Hafez e Shirazi was a 14c Persian (Iranian) lyric poet of extraordinary power of composing fantastic worlds with words
Another Iranian Funeral – Iconic Writer dies in Exile
Shahrnoush Parsipour invited readers into the everyday emotional and psychological worlds of her female characters
“The Angel with his darker Draught:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:48
When your turn comes, don’t breathe a mournful sigh. / Sip wine, for this is your fate, not a wrong
“The Lip you Press:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:47
“For you will be as nothing in the end; / Imagine that, while you exist — be glad.”
“‘Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-show:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:46
The turning heavens that bewilder us / are the projector for a shadow play
“Make Game of that which makes as much of Thee:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:45
When heaven rolls the dice of fate from its game-box, / Then you will have to play the numbers that come up.
“Of Fears and Sorrows that Infest the Soul:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:44
Mahmud is a symbol wine in confronting “fears and sorrows,” that are symbolized by the Hindu armies that confronted him in North India.
Marjane Satrapi’s Masterpiece Persepolis transformed the world’s Understanding of Iran
In telling her own story, Satrapi captured something far larger than herself. In her 56 years of life, she stayed true to herself
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