“I have actually been inspired by the Shahnameh. The reason is that book is one of the oldest and biggest sources of epic Persian stories in the world, and for Iranians it is the best source filled ...

“Rustam and Zakariya against Corona”, the first part of the seven-episode comedy series, was released on Saturday. In this episode, Rustam, the most celebrated legendary hero in the Shahnameh, and his ...

1 of 8 — The Persian epic, Shahnameh, was written more than 1,000 years ago by the Persian poet Abolqasem Ferdowsi. A vibrant new version, translated and adapted by Ahmad Sadri, contains more than 500 ...

Dariush Mokhtari is seeking a sponsor to begin illustrating stories from Ferdowsi’s epic masterpiece in typography, the Persian service of the Mehr News Agency reported on Saturday. “I am looking for ...

Not too long ago, I decided to embark on a quest to a bygone era, in a far away place. Like many Persians before me, I grew up on the legends in the Shahnameh: Tales of the noble King Feraydun; Rostam ...

When talking about epochs of the past, a certain level of nostalgia and romanticism is inevitable. Iranian artist Mohsin Keiany’s new body of work Unseen Shahnameh, exhibited at the Sanat Initiative, ...