Iran to commemorate Persian poet Ferdowsi, Khayyam in virtual celebrations

TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) – The director of the Khorasan Ravazi Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance has announced that the annual national celebrations and meetings to observe Ferdowsi Day and Khayyam Day will be held online due to the pandemic.

2021/05/12 10:47

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet

FitzGerald translation of Rubaiyat still worthy of praise, whether Persians like it or not

TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) –Persian classical poets such as Sadi, Hafez, Ferdowsi, and Attar are more or less famous in the West, but perhaps Omar Khayyam Neyshaburi is treated differently by Westerners from his other Persian counterparts.

2020/05/17 11:31