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Update on ATA Farsi Certification: A Milestone for Farsi–English Translation

As 2025 comes to a close, an important milestone has been reached within the translation profession: the American Translators Association (ATA) has formally recognized...

The Night Of Yaldā

Yaldā Night – A Timeless Tradition of Warmth and Light Derived from the Syrianic word for “birth,” Yaldā (یلدا) is a celebration of renewal...

Women In Iran

With the recent happenings in Iran, which raise the underlying question of why we ended up here, one might ask what really the identity...

Shared Origins of Words

Did You Know That: The existence of Iranian pronunciation for numbers two- دو (dough), five- پنج (panj), and six- شش (shesh) in Polish language,...

Parvin E’tesami

April 4 was the Remembrance Day of Parvin E’tesami. Parvin is known as “The most famous” 20th Century Iranian female poet (1907–1941). She grew...

Languages Are Fluid

Did you know that: In France ‘entrée’ stands for ‘hors d’oeuvre’ or ‘appetizer’ and not the main course? And so the ‘manicure’ comes from...

Chaharshanbeh Souri (چهارشنبه سوری) or ‘The Scarlet Wednesday’

Also called Charshanbe Soori is an Iranian festival celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year. It is the first festivity...

Mehregan (مهرگان), The Celebration of Autumn

Mehregan is a Zoroastrian and Persian festival celebrated to honor the yazata Mithra (Persian: Mehr‎). Mehr is responsible for friendship, affection and love. It...

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A Tribute To Sa’di Shirazi

Today I came across this beautiful poem from Sa’adi Shirazi. بنی آدم اعضای یکدیگرند که در آفرينش ز یک گوهرند چو عضوى به درد...