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No need to download anything. This site goes from English-Farsi and Farsi-English allowing for potential mastery of the days of the week.

Article from the The International about the challenges and successes of the Iranian film industry.

I love Iranian films. I think this article picked up on many key struggles that Iranian filmmakers face. Even though the picture shows pirated movies being sold, the article does not discuss the implications it has on filmmakers or even what it says about the people in Iran who buy them. From what I have read from other articles, it seems as though Iranian films are more acclaimed in Western countries- not only because of censorship laws but the Iranian public's choice of what movies to watch. TASTE OF CHERRY, mentioned in the article, is one of my favorite films.

Study Guides for the equivalent of one year of Persian for beginners. The emphasis is on oral proficiency.

A tour across Europe by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra had the faint echo of an earlier era of cultural diplomacy.

Lots general information about traveling both to and within Iran. The talk section also has a lot of basic grammar and lots of practical phrases for traveling and general conversation.

Good source on structure of the government, as well as latest news in the executive and what Kabul is upto.

24-hour Farsi news service from Voice of America (VOA).

Voice of America Farsi News

ROOTS AND BRANCHES OF FARSI LANGUAGE - Persian Journal Archaeological Culture Art History Latest cutlural Archaeology history news & Iranian cutlure archaeology newspaper art history

List of streaming Farsi/Persian TV

This is a great site for learning the names of the colors in Farsi. It has the name of the color spelled phonetically and in the Farsi alphabet. Additionally, it shows a picture of the color and gives the option to have the name read aloud.

history and timeline of the language

farsi flashcards at www.flashcardexchange.com. The largest on-line source of printable flash cards.

Live TV news broadcast in Farsi by the BBC.

Live Broadcast of BBC Farsi programs

Great introduction to Persian at the beginning level as well as to more advanced levels. It offers a variety of different lessons that slowly demonstrate spelling, pronunciation, and many other things.

This is a radio website that streams live radio broadcasts of Persian music. I can't understand a thing but it's fun to try to listen for familiar words. The website itself is in English so you can read music updates. There is also an interview section where you can listen to interviews of Persian bands and singers.

Online lessons in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Persian or Farsi as spoken in Iran. In addition to Persian language lessons, the site introduces the contemporary Iranian poets and the translation of their poems in English - free Farsi / Persian software - Persian name with English translation - Farsi writing drills - Persian poetry - chat room

really good resource, with pronunciations!

Iranian Historical & Cultural Information Center

A few simple quizzes on days of the weeks, colors, family, numbers, etc.

An amazing philosophical poem by Persian poet (philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, any many other titles) Omar Khayyam, written in English and Persian in the above link.