Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 10.1
- Introduction
- Hafez’s poetry
- Popularity of poetry in Iranian culture
- Other popular Persian poets – Ferdowsi and Saadi
- Tourism: Visiting tombs of Persian poets
Lesson 10.2 – The Table of Seven S’s
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 10.2
- Haft-seen: The Table of 7 S’s
- Nowruz
- Items on the Haft-seen
- The festival of fire
- Gifts and picnics
- A global celebration
Lesson 10.3 – Blue Domes
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 10.3
- Blue domes on mosques
- Significance of the color blue
- Islam in Iran
- Minority religions
- Baha’i discrimination
Lesson 10.4 – Farvahar
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 10.4
- Symbol of the Zoroastrian religion
- Found in Persepolis and Fire temples
- Farvahar explained
- Zoroastrian revival
Lesson 10.5 – Food and Drink of Iran
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 10.5
- Saffron
- Global production
- Saffron in Persian cooking – Rice dishes
- Dry fruits and nuts
- Tea vs. Coffee
Lesson 10.6 – Ancient Persia
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 10.6
- Ancient Persia
- Persepolis – History
- Symbol of Iranian pride
Lesson 10.7 – Iranian Fashion Rules
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 10.7
- Fashion rules
- Hijab
- Chador
- Fashion Police
- Punishment
- Opposition to fashion rules
- Rules for men’s wardrobes
Lesson 10.8 – The Iranian Flag
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 10.8
- The Iranian Flag
- Changes pre- and post-1979 Revolution
- Colors
- Emblem
- Symbol of opposition
Lesson 10.9 – Persian Rugs
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 10.9
- Persian rugs
- Exporting
- Value
- Other exported goods – OIL
Lesson 10.10 – Conclusion
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 10.10
- Conclusion
Lesson 9.1 – Introduction and History
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 9.1
- Introduction
- 3 waves of emigration
- Wave 1 – 1950s – 1979
- Wave 2 – 1979 – 2001
- Wave 3 – 2001 – present
Lesson 9.2 – The Numbers
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 9.2
- How many Iranians live outside of Iran?
- Where have the settled?
- Inaccurate census data
- Iranians in Europe, Israel, and Turkey
Lesson 9.3 – Who are Iranians abroad?
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 9.3
- Iranian-American diversity
- Iranian religious and ethnic minorities abroad
Lesson 9.4 – Socioeconomic Status
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 9.4
- Education achievement
- Brain drain
- Financial success
- Challenges to success
- Self-employment
Lesson 9.5 – Assimilation
Iran Culture with Language Course – Lesson 9.5
- Assimilating to the US
- Iranian-American identity
- The new generation
- Showing Persian pride
- Generation gap
- Uniting Iranian-Americans