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You have never heard the story of Joseph this way
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 ...
'Night-Grazing' Is the Persian Tradition That Keeps Food Lovers Up All Night Long
For Yalda Night, a Persian celebration of the winter solstice, sumptuous snacks and dips are in order. Yalda Night, or Shab-e ...
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Yalda Night: Ancient Celebration of Sun’s Rebirth
Yalda Night, one of the oldest Iranian traditions, is often misunderstood as the birth of Mithra, but historians clarify it ...
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The Persian winter solstice tradition of Yalda pairs perfectly with Hanukkah
A proponent of the Iranian tradition says she can no longer imagine celebrating Hanukkah without poetry or Yalda without ...
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literary notes: Goethe and Iqbal: century edition of Payam-i-Mashriq
I CONFESS I owe a great deal to Hegel, Goethe, Mirza Ghalib, Mirza Abdul Qadir Bedil and Wordsworth. The first ...
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Sweets, poetry of Hafiz Shirazi mark ancient Persian festival
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.