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Culture | Attar's Conference of the Birds, Part 3 (opens the original)
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In the third part of our discussion of Attar's Conference of the Birds, Leyla is joined by Omid Arabian of the YOUniversal Center as hundreds of thousands of birds set out on the road — only to falter at the edge of the wilderness — and the Hoopoe lays out the seven valleys that lie between them and the Simorgh. For the full lesson — including the guide, the Persian text, and a printable version — visit https://chaiandconversation.com/culture/attars-conference-of-the-birds-part-3
Culture | Attar's Conference of the Birds, Part 2 (opens the original)
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In the second part of our discussion of Attar's Conference of the Birds, Leyla is joined by Omid Arabian of the YOUniversal Center as the Hoopoe finally names the king the birds have been seeking — the Simorgh, near to them though they are far from it — and warns them how long the road ahead will be. For the full lesson — including the guide, the Persian text, and a printable version — visit https://chaiandconversation.com/culture/attars-conference-of-the-birds-part-2
Culture | Attar's Conference of the Birds, Part 1 (opens the original)
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In this lesson, Leyla is joined by Omid Arabian of the YOUniversal Center for an overview of Attar's Conference of the Birds. Working through selected verses from across the poem, they trace the birds' journey from their first gathering to the moment thirty birds discover what they have been seeking all along. For the full lesson — including Omid's complete verse-by-verse guide, the Persian text, and a printable version — visit https://chaiandconversation.com/culture/attars-conference-of-the-bir
Poetry | Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamet vatan, Part 6 (opens the original)
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In this final part of the discussion of Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan , we go over the end of the poem in detail.
Poetry | Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamet vatan, Part 5 (opens the original)
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In this fifth part of the discussion of Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan , we go over the second-to-last part of the poem in detail.
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