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Discussion points for The Conference of the Birds
Conference of the BirdsHow does the hoopoe become leader of the birds?Is he a competent leader?How do you interpret the excusesthe birds come up with for avoiding the perilous journey to find the Simorgh?Which of the hoopoe's stories do you most…
Miniature Painting Illustrating "Conference of the Birds"
A key scene in a Persian epic poem is illustrated in a 400-year-old watercolor from the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This miniature illustrates the manuscript Mantiq al-Tayr (The Language of the Birds, also known as The Conference of…
