Why Learn Persian?

Persian is among the world’s four classical languages including Sanskrit, Latin and Greek.
Persian is in the Indo-European family of languages. The language is close to modern European languages in structure.
Persian is the third spoken language in the Middle East and the 12th one in Asia.
Persian is the official language of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Persian is spoken by 120 million people globally. Of those over 70 million are native speakers.
Persian language is one of the foundations of the history of literature. Literary figures such as Rudaki, Ferdowsi, Omar Khayyam, Attar of Nishapur, Hafez, Rumi, Nizami Ganjavi and Saadi Shirazi have poems in Persian.
Persian is the native language of scholars and scientists such as Omar Khayyam, Avicenna, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, Baha' al-din al-'Amili, Mulla Sadra, Mahmoud Hessabi, Firouz Naderi and Maryam Mirzakhani.
Thousands of international students who study in Iranian universities each year receive their education in Persian.