My Persian Corner

[...] Today's Music Monday is in honor of the young 30-year-old beloved pop singer Morteza Pashaei who passed away from [...]

Sirvan Khosravi is a pop singer in Iran who I was introduced to last year when I saw him on the show Rally Irani. I thought, what an interesting name. [...]

While I was in Iran, I bought a CD filled with random MP3s. The guy told me to just take it because I wouldn't regret it. And he was absolutely right. [...]

Continuing with yesterday's theme of Leyli and Majnun, here is Moein's Majnun. Enjoy! dard o balāt ghosehāt be junam // may your pains and sufferin [...]

[...] Ok, so it's not exactly a Persian word as it is Arabic, but we use it a lot in Iran, too. صلوات Salavāt is a prayer/ [...]

Today's word of the day has a double meaning. توپ toop means ball in everyday Persian, and when I think of toop, there is a specific one [...]

Another word of the day suggestion from a wonderful reader.  کلک / kalak / trick(ster)  Kalak can be a trick (good or bad) that you pla [...]

ضایع کردن / zāye kardan / to mess things up Imagine you give a presentation and you mess it up. You can say kheyli zāye kardam!, I really m [...]

[...] is poet Attār known for his Conference of the Birds. And next to him is painter Kamal ol Molk whose wax figure was in Milad Tower in Tehran. I grew up always hearing about Kamal ol [...]

[...] $3) per picture. In Neyshabur, I saw some women doing this around the mausoleums of Attar and Kamal ol Molk which also made for a nice scene. I was almost tempted to do it again. Just something fun to [...]

[...] that are sometimes involved in observing Ashura en masse. Ashura marks the martyrdom of Imam Hossein, and is one of the most passionate dates on the Shia Islamic calendar. It is celebrated with [...]

[...] around the area 3 times (3 times because they found Imam Hossein's body in Karbala, Iraq after three days.) ♥ Pontia [...]

[...] Borje Milad, Milad Tower, in Tehran had been on my list of places to visit for some time. At 435 meters high, it's the [...]

[...] Milad Tower is worth a visit for the wonderful views of Tehran (pollution permitting). On the way back down [...]

[...] his Conference of the Birds. And next to him is painter Kamal ol Molk whose wax figure was in Milad Tower in Tehran. I grew up always hearing about Kamal ol Molk, but I had never seen any of his [...]

[...] Haft Seen table in Mashhad Nowruz, literally New Day, is the New Year celebrated in Iran (and some others [...]

[...] their goldfish, sprouts, painted eggs, candles, and mini Hāji Firouz to set up their Haft Seen table. These photos were sent to me by my dear cousin in Tehran.  Haji Firouz What I [...]

While I was in Iran, I bought a CD filled with random MP3s. The guy told me to just take it because I wouldn't regret it. And he was absolutely right. [...]

Today's Music Monday is in honor of the young 30-year-old beloved pop singer Morteza Pashaei who passed away from stomach cancer this weekend. There w [...]

[...] minute]. He didn't have a choice. It was the last minute, and he had to come up with a solution. Go Iran! ♥ Pontia  [...]

[...] In honor of Iran's first World Cup match today... Go Iran! mā bachehāye irunim // we are the children of Iran hamishe iruni mimunim // we will always stay [...]

[...] Hotel Garden, Yazd The Shāhnāmeh, 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 [...]

[...] , this former capital city has an entire cultural corner of some of the most famous names in Persian literature. In fact for the first time, I noticed a billboard on the Mashhad-Neyshabur highway that [...]