Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 4

In this episode, Leyla sits down with Ali Banisadr, the Tehran-born, New York–based painter whose work hangs in museum collections around the world. His exhibition Temple of the Mind at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (on view through November 8, 2026) is the museum's first-ever artis ... Show More

In the fifth and final part of our discussion of Attar's Conference of the Birds, Leyla is joined by Omid Arabian of the YOUniversal Center for the poem's climax, as the thirty surviving birds finally reach the Simorgh and discover, through Attar's wordplay on see morgh and seemo ... Show More

In the fourth part of our discussion of Attar's Conference of the Birds, Leyla is joined by Omid Arabian of the YOUniversal Center as the birds set out in dread on a road no one has ever returned from — and after a lifetime of travel, only one in a thousand arrives.For the full l ... Show More

The premise of this podcast is that I am having a conversation with my conscience.That is the male voice you hear; my father.We tackle all things life by going through all the lessons I’ve learned with him as my mentor.The ups, the downs, the pain, and the joy. All of it.My consc ... Show More

Fourth lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series. 

‎﷽ In this lesson, we define the sixth element of the Sayyida Nafīsa Seminary knowledge integration system - Process. We also define Islamic tradition and introduce our final historic inaugural phase - the Metafiqh academia. 

This lesson covers the names of various family members. 

The Prophet's adopted son Zaid bin Harithah, the birth of Imam Ali, and of Lady FatimaLecture notes available here.Subscribe to watch the lectures live and participate in the Q&A at the end of each class.Video recording of this lecture + Q&A available here. 

In a previous lesson, we discovered how to introduce oneself. This time, we'll see how to discuss one's own family. In our role-play, Paul talks to Sabine about himself... and his sister. 

P.4 English 

Practise asking who someone is, introducing close family members, and talking about family size in Syrian Arabic. This beginner lesson uses useful everyday phrases and native-speaker audio. Complete course: https://linguaboost.com/learn-to-speak-syrian-arabic-beginnerPhrases in t ... Show More

Continuing with Coelho's book.