Georgetown University Persian Studies Program

Contemporary Iranian Women Writers of Diaspora

Happy Nowruz to you and your loved ones!

Join the Persian Studies Program as we host a fascinating discussion on spring celebrations across different cultures!

Happy New Year from the Georgetown Persian Studies Program!

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Come check out Persian Corner tomorrow from 4:30 - 6:00 PM on the White-Gravenor Esplanade!!

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Persian Corner Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/ce8a16bb33fd/persian-corner-newsletter-7903233

Persian Corner Newsletter Abu Hamid bin Abu Bakr Ibrahim, who went by pen names Farid ud-Din and Attar, was born in Nishapur in north-eastern Iran. As his name "Attar" (عطار) suggests, Attar was actually an apothecary who ended up spending the majority of his life traveling and writing lyrical poems in the Islamic mystic...

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Persian Corner Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/c3ba23fd579c/persian-corner-newsletter-7530017

Persian Corner Newsletter Kurdistan: Nowruz is also heavily celebrated by the Kurds in the Kurdistan region of the Middle East (this is Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq). Just like for other cultures who celebrate the holiday, this tradition represents the coming of spring and the birth of a brand new year. The holiday has been...

Check out our February Persian Corner Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/51c55e03d651/persian-corner-newsletter-7488889

Persian Corner Newsletter Nastaliq Calligraphy (Persian:, Nasta'līq) is one of the main calligraphic styles used to write Persian and Urdu. Invented in Iran after the Arab Conquest, the writing style was perfected during the late Middle Ages by the works of Mir Emad Hassani. The calligraphy style is famous for its longbows ...

Persian Corner Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/51c55e03d651/persian-corner-newsletter-7488889

Persian Corner Newsletter Nastaliq Calligraphy (Persian:, Nasta'līq) is one of the main calligraphic styles used to write Persian and Urdu. Invented in Iran after the Arab Conquest, the writing style was perfected during the late Middle Ages by the works of Mir Emad Hassani. The calligraphy style is famous for its longbows ...

Salaam Doostan!

On September 11, 2020, we hosted our first lecture in our 2020-2021 Jalinous Lecture Series on the history and design of Persian Rugs. The lecture, entitled Weaving Your Paradise, featured Persian carpet and design specialist Safoura Zoroofchi. Head over to The College website to see an article about this event, complete with images of beautiful Persian rugs and notes from Zoroofchi herself!

https://college.georgetown.edu/news-story/weaving-your-paradise-specialist-gives-talk-on-history-and-design-of-persian-rugs/

Weaving Your Paradise: Specialist Gives Talk on History and Design of Persian Rugs - Georgetown College As part of the Jalinous Lecture Series, the Persian Studies Program hosted Safoura Zoroofchi, a Persian rug specialist for a virtual presentation “Weaving the Dream: The Legacy of Persian Rugs.” The talk, which was moderated by Sheva Tabatabainejad, spoke of the symbolism behind the design of th...