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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 this episode, we explore the famous persian sufi poem "Mantiq al-Tayr" or The Conference of the Birds, written by Fariduddin Attar.

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Luke reads verses from a modernised version of this medieval poem, considered one of the masterpieces of Middle English literature.

Listen to hear the rhyme and rhythm of the poetry, the descriptive vocabulary and details of the story, with vocabulary explanations and c ...

This episode is part 2 of 2. It is based on amazing book that I reference in part 1. Our spouse seeking challenge he is open. Get in the game here: https://www.muslimmarriageworkshop.com/3-day-interview-workshop 

Today's Mandarin podcast tells the saucy tale of a beautiful young lady and her gallant suitor. In this lesson, you'll learn the Chinese you need to talk about burning passions and secret liaisons. The road to romantic bliss is curvy, indeed. Episode link: https://www. ...