This second group is repelled by the louche behaviour of the show's cast, and at the way some aspects of Persian culture are being lampooned on the small screen.

ECONOMIST: Time for a revolution?

Passed from master to disciple through oral instruction, the radif embodies both the aesthetic practice and the philosophy of Persian musical culture.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

The Radif of Iranian music is the traditional repertoire of the classical music of Iran that forms the essence of Persian musical culture.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

The philosophy, ritualistic background, culture and traditional knowledge of sailing in the Persian Gulf are gradually fading, although some of the associated ceremonies continue to be practised in a few places.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

Sami and Ziba have spent years carefully assimilating themselves into American culture they refuse to have any Persian rugs in their modern, suburban home and cannot see what is so wrong with being American.

ECONOMIST: New fiction

For them, Kabul, with its large Persian-speaking Tajik and Hazara community, comes as a culture shock.

ECONOMIST: Afghanistan