Ferdowsi

Ahmadinejad has previously come often under criticism for his coarse language, particularly among reformist political figures, intellectuals and members of the educated middle class who are more apt to pepper their language with passages from poets such as Ferdowsi, Saadi, Hafez and Khayyam.

Asia Times Online 2010

Ahmadinejad has previously come often under criticism for his coarse language, particularly among reformist political figures, intellectuals, and members of the educated middle class who are more apt to pepper their language with passages from poets such as Ferdowsi, Saadi, Hafez, and Khayyam.

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 2010

Ferdowsi is, as an Iranian-American friend put it, "like the Persian Homer," having written the epic Book of Kings.

Iran Election Live-Blogging (Thursday June 18) The Huffington Post News Team 2009

He was and would always be Bijan, the exasperatingly beautiful original Iranian name from the "Book of Kings Shahnameh," the masterpiece epic poem written by Ferdowsi, the poet many Iranians credit with embalming the Persian language into a land and people where it is still spoken today even as many of Iran's neighbors lost their ancient tongues to invaders and settlers.

Shirin Sadeghi: Iranian-American Fashion Icon Bijan Pakzad Passes Away Shirin Sadeghi 2011

He was and would always be Bijan, the exasperatingly beautiful original Iranian name from the "Book of Kings Shahnameh," the masterpiece epic poem written by Ferdowsi, the poet many Iranians credit with embalming the Persian language into a land and people where it is still spoken today even as many of Iran's neighbors lost their ancient tongues to invaders and settlers.

Shirin Sadeghi: Iranian-American Fashion Icon Bijan Pakzad Passes Away Shirin Sadeghi 2011

Today's mourning rally passed through Ferdowsi Square in Tehran.

Iran Election Live-Blogging (Thursday June 18) The Huffington Post News Team 2009

He was and would always be Bijan, the exasperatingly beautiful original Iranian name from the "Book of Kings Shahnameh," the masterpiece epic poem written by Ferdowsi, the poet many Iranians credit with embalming the Persian language into a land and people where it is still spoken today even as many of Iran's neighbors lost their ancient tongues to invaders and settlers.

Shirin Sadeghi: Iranian-American Fashion Icon Bijan Pakzad Passes Away Shirin Sadeghi 2011

The family house was grand and his father's study filled with Persian poetry: Rumi, Hafiz, Ferdowsi.

Mohammad Razai: from child Afghan asylum seeker to Cambridge undergraduate 2010

The crowd was half-a-million strong when it reached Ferdowsi Square in the center of Tehran.

Ali Safavi: Reality Check: Understanding the Mujahedin-e Khalq 2010

The film and the video game were inspired by two of the greatest works of Persian literature: the Shahnameh, or Book of Kings, a massive poetic composition written by the great poet, Ferdowsi (also considered Iran's national epic), and A Thousand and One Nights, a collection of stories incorporating ancient Persian folktales and legends.

Mojgan Sherkat: Hollywood (Finally) Gives Us Positive Persians 2010