Doostane Farsi Zabane Man, which translates from Persian (Farsi) to "My Persian-Speaking Friends," aims to increase friendship and cultural understanding between Iranians and Americans through a pen pal program between young citizens of Iran and the United States.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
“من از آن روز که دربند توام آزادم”
“Since the day that I became your prisoner, I’m free” Hafiz of Shiraz, 14th-century Persian Poet
A miniature from a copy of Ferdawsi’s Shahnameh. “Rakhsh Kills an Attacking Lion While Rustam Sleeps” 1460-1480
“Sam Meets Rostam” 16 Century Persian Miniature depicting the story of Rostam from Shahnameh
Human beings are members of a whole, in creation of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain, other members uneasy will remain.
If you have no empathy for human pain, the name of human you cannot retain
Sa’adi of Shiraz
A Poem from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Statue of Ferdowsi in Rome, Italy
More Illustrations from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edmund Dulac
Illustrations from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edmund Dulac
Iranian women reading Hafiz poems in his Tomb
