[ dispatch ] The school bell rang early one morning at the International Center for Persian Studies, the renowned go-to institution for foreigners wishing to learn Farsi in Iran. An unsmiling teacher ...

There were many “aha!” moments at the recent three-day Persia Summer Institute to help Irvine teachers better understand their Persian students. Sponsors of the institute include the Irvine Public ...

These courses are offered at two levels, beginner and intermediate, taught by Saeed Safari, a distinguished professor of Persian language, Mehr reported on Friday. The Persian language courses for ...

The first test is scheduled to be held in mid-February, IRNA quoted Abbas Qanbari-Baghestan, an official with the Organization of Student Affairs, as saying. The test will include listening, speaking, ...

As tensions persist between Israel and Iran, an Israeli high school has launched a Farsi language program to prepare potential recruits for government intelligence services. Eleventh and 12th-grade ...

Two dozen children squeezed onto a rug laid out in front of the elaborate Haft Seen table, while two of their classmates jumped up to the beat of the drum to perform traditional Persian dance. The ...

Sorena Mohammadi is looking for Berkshirites who want to speak Persian. He'll teach us how. So far, though he's advertised informally, he's had no takers. He's not surprised. Persian is the official ...