For instance, Tachara Palace is among the reliable sources when it comes to the history of Persian writing. The gorgeous ruins bear noteworthy inscriptions and bas-relief carvings. As mentioned by ...

Persian is written in Arabic script with some small adjustments. The adjustments were made to add four new letters to the script for sounds that are not represented in Arabic script. Although the ...

We have Helvetica. Persians have nasta’liq. The most popular form of Persian calligraphy has become almost synonymous with Persian culture itself. “When you see people protesting in Iran, their ...

One of the many works of Persian calligraphy on display at the Freer Sackler Gallery. There are many who see the foreign symbols of the Arabic alphabet as art themselves, in contrast to the bland ...

A rare version of Guru Granth Sahib written in Persian has been presented by eminent Sikh scholar Jasbir Singh Sabar to vice-chancellor of Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University Gurmohan Singh. A rare ...

During a prolific 200-year period in the 14th–16th centuries, four master calligraphers invented one of the most aesthetically refined forms of Persian culture: nasta‘liq, a type of calligraphy so ...

Discover which Persian words we use in English and other facts about the language. Also available in Persian with audio. 20 useful audio phrases, including 'Hello' and 'How are you?', to download or ...

Android devices as well as Apple computers have Persian keyboards, but until this week the option wasn't available on Apple phones or iPads. For years Persian speakers used the Arabic keyboard on the ...

Android devices as well as Apple computers have Persian keyboards, but until this week the option wasn't available on Apple phones or iPads. For years Persian speakers used the Arabic keyboard on the ...