Persian language

Persian flourished as a language of prestige and elitism throughout Europe and Asia for centuries, but its importance began to diminish around the eighteenth century. In 1722, the fall of the Safavid Empire occurred and under the rule of Sultan Husayn, the Persian state suffered long term economic deterioration. It wasn’t until Nadir Shah of the Afsharid dynasty took power that political unity was restored, and for the first last time Persia’s borders were extended. However soon after this period, began the state’s decline, which led to the contraction of Persian around the Middle East and Asia. The decline of Persian can be attributed to factors such as imperial collapse, the rise of empires and nationalism throughout Europe and Asia, and…

For this assignment I wanted to learn more about Persian culture. My interviewee was born in America, but his siblings were born in Iran. His family immigrated to the US during the 1979 Islamic Revolution. His mother only speaks Farsi, so he grew up speaking Farsi and learned English while in school. Regarding traditions, the main event that is most celebrated in Iran is the Nowruz, also known as the Persian New Year and first day of Spring. After conducting further research on this, I learned…

Iran is a vast country with many different ethnic groups. Most groups have been in Iran for centuries, and in some cases for thousands of years. The diverse peoples of Iran are separated by language, religion, and way of life. One such community that have existed for thousands of years and still exist today are the Iranian Jews. Judaism has a rich and millennial history in Iran including the era 2,500 years ago when the first Persian ruler declared religious freedom. But during the Islamic…

citizens of the vast city of Los Angeles and yet manages to emphasize the key similarities all these characters have: their relationships with the individuals that surround them. One such relationship featured in this 2004 Drama film is that of a father and his daughter, to which Haggis offers two portrayals that speak volumes of the truth that though circumstances differentiate these characters ' lives, their relationship with his or her father or daughter unify them. Through these two…

dramatically. Items from India, China, and Iran passed easily across the Asian steppes, and these contacts culturally enriched Iran. For example, Iranians developed a new style of painting based on a unique fusion of solid, two-dimensional Mesopotamian painting with the feathery, light brush strokes and other motifs characteristic of China. After Ghazan's nephew, Abu Said, died in 1335, Iran again lapsed into petty dynasties the Salghurid, Muzaffarid, Inju, and Jalayirid, under Mongol…

Iranians There were several things that I found interesting about Iranians. The first one according to the book was adultery is considered a great sin, and his harshly penalized. Cases of adultery are punishable with death by stoning (Hennon &Wilson, 268). I think that is harsh and cruel thing to do to a person because he or she committed a sin. The second thing was in Iran, marrying your relative is a normal thing to do. According to the book, endogamy has insured the accumulation of power and…

There is at least one important thematic instance of Persian-Islamic painting that critics cannot employ phenomenology in order to link the formal traits of it to the transcendentality of the center of Islamic art; however, the layering aspects of it has been revealed through adopting historicism standpoint. Investigations on controversial subject matters such as the representation of eroticism in Islamic art and questioning the authority of religion are the results of following historicism…

Journal Three Firoozeh Dumas says that Americans know very little about Iran and Iranians, and I agree. Before reading her book, I would have been confused and lost if anyone asked more for any information about Iran. After reading Funny in Farsi I feel as thought I have a better understanding of Iran, Iranian culture, and Iranian Americans. One of the most interesting things I learned, was how American’s views and opinions of Iran and Iranian people changed after the Iranian Revolution and…

The character I would prefer to be is Penn Web For many Different reasons.First I would rather be Penn Web since throughout a massive portion of the story Crash always seeks to cause Penn Web misery and this type of behavior is something I detest."All last year we tormented Webb". This quote shows that Crash had no problem causing pain to Webb. The Second reason I would rather be Penn Web then Crash Coogan is that Penn Web shows some admirable traits for example like positivity. Even though…

Foods Within Traditions In her article, “Sweet, Sour, and Resentful,” Firoozeh Dumas directs us through on how her mom readies a feast. She gives us detailed description on how her mom cooks the food she is planning to serve the guests by starting out from the grocery till the part that the food is ready to be served. She writes about how because of their Iranian traditions they have to prepare a Persian feast for their newcomer friends and family, yet her mother always brought happiness to…