Shahnameh scholar and actor Mohammadreza Farzam led a workshop exploring why Ferdowsi’s epic still matters, linking its myths and characters to contemporary experience and ending with a reading of the Simorgh’s third feather as a metaphor for hope and cultural continuity in Iran.

As part of events marking Ferdowsi Commemoration Day and celebrating Persian language and literature, Central BookCity hosted an analytical session entitled “War and Negotiation in the Shahnameh,” featuring Dr Nasrin Faqih Malek-Marzban. Faqih Malek-Marzban, professor of Persian language and literature and a faculty member at Alzahra University, offered an in-depth examination of war and peace […]

Central BookCity marked Ferdowsi Commemoration Day with a performance by Elaheh Tajik introducing children to naqqali, Iran’s traditional form of dramatic storytelling. Drawing on the *Shahnameh*, she narrated episodes involving Rostam, Tahmineh and Siavash while inviting young listeners into the performance.