The Poetry of Mohtasham Kashani:
From Textile to Text
Mohtasham’s elegy has made a profound impact on the written and oral culture and literature of Iran during the next four and a half centuries.
Sefidshahr's
Legacy of Camel Singing!
If you visit Sefidshahr, be sure to ask about “the Camel’s Tale” from the elderly of the region and listen to a long and melodic narration.
Badroud's Carpet-Weaving Songs:
Carpet-Weaving Orchestra!
Most often a number of songs about pattern reading as well as some rhythmic poems are sung by women during the process of carpet weaving.
Archive Oral Traditions
The Poetry of Mohtasham Kashani:
From Textile to Text
Mohtasham’s elegy has made a profound impact on the written and oral culture and literature of Iran during the next four and a half centuries.
Sefidshahr's
Legacy of Camel Singing!
If you visit Sefidshahr, be sure to ask about “the Camel’s Tale” from the elderly of the region and listen to a long and melodic narration.
Badroud's Carpet-Weaving Songs:
Carpet-Weaving Orchestra!
Most often a number of songs about pattern reading as well as some rhythmic poems are sung by women during the process of carpet weaving.
The Gazi Dialect: A Lasting Part of Iranian Heritage
Sweet as the Sound of Gaz
The Gazi dialect belonging to the group of Central Plateau Dialects is an ancient Iranian dialect, which has managed to survive in Gaz-e Borkhar.
Save the Meyma'i Dialect:
The Endangered Eastern Dialect
The local dialect spoken in Meymeh County, Isfahan Province, is one of the rare dialects of the Pahlavi language, whose signs can be seen nowhere else in this county except in the words uttered by middle-aged and elderly men and women of the region.
