Iran hosts 7th Ferdowsi congress

The event will run at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad until May 14, which is annually celebrated as the national Ferdowsi Day in Iran.

The three-day congress will present articles and lectures on the world-renowned Persian epic poet and his masterpiece Shahnameh (Book of Kings).

The book is a classic among epic Persian poetry and recounts Iran’s mythical and historical past. It was written in Persian at a time when Arabic was the main scientific and literary language of Iran.

Tajik expert Shahmansour Shahmirza Khajaev will present a speech during the event along with a number of Iranian scholars including Jalaleddin Kazzazi, Jalal Khaleqi-Motlaq, Hassan Anousheh and Shahin Seraj.

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