Welcome to  Persian Studies and Persia House at Portland State University Portland State University Post Office Box 751 Portland, Oregon  97207 USA

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Monthly Poetry Reading

Next Persia House Monthly Poetry Reading will be on Sunday, July 5,  6:30-8:30 p.m., Room 383, Cramer Hall, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon.  Free Admission. All are welcome. For more information, call: 503-725-5214 or visit www.persia.pdx.edu

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Picnic in the Park

Sunday July 26^th 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Oaks Park Portland Oregon
south end of the Sellwood Bridge
next to the river around Area 7. Free Admission.
All are welcome to bring their favorite food to share.
Tea and cookies are provided.
For more information call 503-725-5214
or visit www.persia.pdx.edu

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Click here for > Donation and Membership

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Mehregan

and Mehr, Celebration of Celestial Light and the Harvest Festival

Click on Mehregan for a colorful flier

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Persian Language Scholarship

Persia House recipients of the 2008 Persian Language Scholarship Competition are three students with high GPA currently studying in the Middle East Studies Center. All are specializing in Persian Studies with the hope for graduate degrees in this field. Persia House wishes these talented individuals the very best as they pursue their goals. The recognition of these recipients was part of the Mehregan Celebration on Saturday, October 11th, in the Multicultura l Center.
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Sizdah Beh Dar Picnic, April 5 سیزده به در

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جشن نوروز

Nawruz Celebration

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فردوسی درجشن سده

YALDA EVE, WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION

Click here for the flier

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ARASH-E KAMANDAR
In Tirgan Celebration

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Persian Culture

Persian culture traces some thousands of years from prehistoric mythic times to the present. In the course of this development from the settlement of Aryan tribes on the Iranian plateau, society developed from nomadic to settled, from religion of nature to the monotheism of Islam, and from tribal to modern representative government. The national epic chronicles the struggles of heroes from the coming of man’s use of fire and minerals, from philosophical teachings of Zoroaster, the tolerance of Cyrus and Alexander, and revival of learning. From ancient times, the concepts of Iranian morality based on triumph of good over evil and duty to right infringement of a just social order have predominated.

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Farsi or Persian? Persian not Farsi

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History Mission Donation and Membership

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Events and Announcements:
Nawruz, Mehregan, Yalda, Sadeh, Poetry Reading
Online Resources
Persian Scholars and Scholars in Persian Studies

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Material for the following courses is available:
First Year Persian:

First Year Persian-Part 1
First Year Persian-Part 2
First Year Persian-Part 3
First Year Persian-Part 4

Part 5:
(a) Persian-English Vocabulary

(b) English-Persian Vocabulary

Second Year Persian (Under construction)
Third Year Persian (Under construction)
3rd Year Persian--Vocabulary

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