In his long epic poem, “Jacob and the Wolf,” the poet re-imagines the story of how Joseph’s brothers, the sons of Jacob, sold ...

For Yalda Night, a Persian celebration of the winter solstice, sumptuous snacks and dips are in order. Yalda Night, or Shab-e ...

Yalda Night, one of the oldest Iranian traditions, is often misunderstood as the birth of Mithra, but historians clarify it ...

A proponent of the Iranian tradition says she can no longer imagine celebrating Hanukkah without poetry or Yalda without ...

I CONFESS I owe a great deal to Hegel, Goethe, Mirza Ghalib, Mirza Abdul Qadir Bedil and Wordsworth. The first ...

PESHAWAR: The ancient Persian festival ‘Shab-i-Yalda’ was ... sweets and beverages for guests with sharing stories and poetry were the main feature of the annual festival.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday expressed deep shock at the death of poet Helal Hafiz. In a condolence message, Prof Yunus said the death of poet Helal Hafiz, a poet of rebellion and ...