Poetry | Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamet vatan, Part 2
In this second part of the discussion of Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan, we go over the first six lines of the poem in detail.
5 Jul 17min
Poetry | Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamet vatan, Introduction with Sahba Shayani
In this introductory lesson to Simin Behbahani's beautiful, important, and timely poem, dobāré meesāzamet vatan, we're joined by Dr. Sahba Shayani to talk about the general theme and meaning behind th...
28 Jun 53min
Growing Up Irooni: Hamid Rahmanian on Building Persian Culture, One Story at a Time
In this episode, Leyla sits down with Hamid Rahmanian — the Iranian-American artist, filmmaker, and visionary behind some of the most ambitious Shahnameh projects of our time, including the illustrate...
13 Mai 1h 30min
Growing Up Irooni: Danesh Nosirvan on Speaking Up When Our Parents Couldn't
In this episode, Leyla sits down with Danesh Nosirvan — the Iranian-American creator known online for identifying perpetrators of public harm and holding them accountable through the court of public o...
7 Mai 1h 18min
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, The Story of Zahhak, Part 4
In the fourth part of our discussion about the Tale of Zahhak, Leyla and Dr. Sahba Shayani introduce the story of Fereydoon, who, as we already know by now, eventually kills Zahhak and rules Iran in h...
20 Apr 21min
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, The Story of Zahhak, Part 3
In this lesson, we learn from Leyla and Dr. Sahba Shayani about the nature of the evil king Zahhak's reign and the beginning of his downfall.
11 Apr 30min
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, The Story of Zahhak, Part 2
In this lesson, we continue our discussion of the famous Tale of Zahhak from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani. Here, having covered the background that led to Zahhak's rise to power, we beg...
23 Mar 23min
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, The Story of Zahhak, Part 1
In this lesson, we begin our discussion of the famous Tale of Zahhak from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani. We use the end of the story of Jamshid as a prelude and begin to learn of how Zah...
4 Mar 28min
